Finished The Heroes and immediately needed more? Same. The dark pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Joe Abercrombie's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.
We broke down The Heroes into the elements that made it hit — and found books that match each one.
The dark and multiple povs that made The Heroes unforgettable? Black Sun channels that exact energy. 464 pages of dark, political that'll fill the void.
Looking for more dark and war after The Heroes? The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
Looking for more dark and multiple povs after The Heroes? The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Clean read with all the feels.
The dark and multiple povs that made The Heroes unforgettable? Black Sun channels that exact energy. 464 pages of dark, political that'll fill the void.
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Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to The Heroes include Black Sun, The Song Rising, The Bone Shard Daughter. Each matches on specific elements like dark and brutal that made The Heroes resonate with readers.
We recommend starting with Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse — it shares The Heroes's core Dark energy while bringing something fresh to the table.
The Heroes is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.
The Heroes has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.
The Heroes is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.
Every "Books Like" page on Sort By Cravings is built from element-level matching — not surface genre tags. We compare mood profiles, trope density, pacing, heat levels, and emotional tone across our entire library of 12 profiled books to find reads that match on the things that actually matter to readers. Read our editorial standards.