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Books like Black Wolves Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Black Wolves Trilogy is fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Black Wolves Trilogy is 1 book, from 2015.

“SOME CHOICES CAN NEVER BE UNDONE.He lost his honor long ago.”
from the catalogue description of Black Wolves

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Circle of the World
Grishaverse
The Poppy War
The Acacia Trilogy
Shattered Sea
The Dagger and the Coin
The City (Gemmell)

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Poppy War →

The Acacia TrilogySeries

seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

Shattered SeaSeries

seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014

About coming of age.

“Yarvi, el hijo menor del rey, nació con una malformación en una mano que ha llevado a todo el mundo, incluso a su propio padre, a considerarlo «medio hombre».”
from the catalogue description of Half a King
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Start with Half a King →

The Dagger and the CoinSeries

seriesDaniel Abraham6 books2011

About class conflict.

Start with The Dragon's Path →

The City (Gemmell)Series

seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013

Grimdark, about rebellion and revolution, set in big city.

“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue description of The City

Start with The City →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Black Wolves Trilogy?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Black Wolves Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Black Wolves Trilogy?: Black Wolves. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Black Wolves Trilogy.
How big is Black Wolves Trilogy?: Black Wolves Trilogy is 1 book, from 2015.

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