What Long-Running Fantasy Sagas Compare To A Song Of Ice And Fire’S Scope?

After finishing ASOIAF, that immersive world-building itch hits hard. Looking for equally sprawling high fantasy with intricate political schemes, deep lore, and morally grey character arcs spanning many volumes.
2026-08-12 17:34:23
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AlinaRoss
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Mervyn Peake's 'Gormenghast' trilogy is gothic, not high fantasy, but its scope is in the monumental, decaying castle of Gormenghast itself. The story is about ritual, legacy, and rebellion within this immense, suffocating structure. The 'world' is the castle and its labyrinthine rules. The psychological and architectural scope is immense, even if the physical setting is constrained. It shares ASOIAF’s sense of a place with immense, oppressive history.
2026-08-14 22:19:29
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NaomiCook
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Historical fiction often does 'scope' better than fantasy, honestly. Colleen McCullough's 'Masters of Rome' series is seven massive novels about the fall of the Roman Republic. It has more political intrigue, backstabbing, battles, and compelling characters than any fantasy series I’ve read. You want a Song of Ice and Fire? This is the original, with real people like Caesar, Pompey, and Cicero. The scope is literally the transformation of the Western world.
2026-08-15 13:27:06
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AlanHenry
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You might enjoy Joe Abercrombie's 'The First Law' world. It's not as geographically vast as some, but the character scope is immense. You get inside the heads of so many different people—heroes, villains, and everyone in between—across three trilogies and standalones. The world feels lived-in and the consequences of earlier books ripple through later ones, building a cohesive, gritty, and darkly humorous historical tapestry that’s deeply satisfying.
2026-08-17 00:30:24
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For a fantasy series with a truly unique and vast scope, try N.K. Jemisin's 'The Broken Earth' trilogy. The scope is geological and temporal—it's about the end of the world, over and over again, across thousands of years. The narrative perspective is genius, and the worldbuilding is about as fundamental as it gets: the planet itself is the antagonist. It’s a tighter narrative than Martin’s, but the implications and the history feel unimaginably vast.
2026-08-17 14:38:05
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DaisyRay
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The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson is probably the only series I've read that feels more complex and vast than ASoIaF. The worldbuilding is insane; it's built from thousands of years of history, archaeology, and different species. You're just dropped into the middle of it with very little hand-holding. The magic system is wild, the pantheon of gods meddles constantly, and the moral grays are painted in shades you didn't know existed. It’s a challenging read, but for sheer, unadulterated scope, it’s peerless.
2026-08-17 21:50:39
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