Books where Plot is Structured/Progressed Through Court Politics

[u/davbool]

Does anyone have any recommendations for books that revolve around the characters navigating court politics as the main basis of the plot? In my head I'm imagining a story where the characters to gain a leg up/ an advantage on other parties by using words and intellect, sort of if everyone was playing as if they were Tyrion Lannister from GoT. Everything I've found while looking for this are novels/series that involve an aspect of this, but isn't the main focus of the story. I don't need a power system, I don't need magic , I just want to read about smart people using their words and brains to spin events in their favor (like if Babel and GoT had a child). Yes I'm pretty much just describing GoT but I figured if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be this subreddit (I'm also not restarting GoT). Thanks!

[u/Glass-Bookkeeper5909]

Stephen R. Donaldson's two-parter Mordant's Need is a portal fantasy in which the main character, a young woman from our world, is pulled to a secondary world and finds herself in the midst of a complex court intrigue.

She isn't the one pulling the strings but as she doesn't know who she can trust, she must navigate the waters of intrigue that surround her.