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Books like Blood and Ash: 9 series to read next

Blood and Ash is romantasy and epic fantasy, about chosen one, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Blood and Ash is 6 books, 2020–2025.

“From Blood and Ash opens Jennifer L. Armentrout's series with Poppy, chosen from birth to be the kingdom's Maiden and raised for a solitary, untouched existence leading up to her Ascension.”
from the catalogue description

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Blood and Ash Universe
World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
This Woven Kingdom
Saga of the Unfated
The Bridge Kingdom
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Throne of Glass
Malazan

Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Romantasy, set in secondary world.

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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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

This Woven KingdomSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi4 books2022

“Tahereh Mafi's This Woven Kingdom follows Alizeh, a servant girl who is secretly the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the human crown prince drawn to her despite prophecies foretelling his own king's downfall.”
from the catalogue description

Start with This Woven Kingdom →

Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

Romantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods and prophecy, set in secondary world.

“Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior.”
from the catalogue description of A Fate Inked in Blood

Start with A Fate Inked in Blood →

The Bridge KingdomSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen7 books2018

Fantasy, tense and emotional in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bridge Kingdom →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Throne of Glass →

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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Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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 Blood and Ash?: Blood and Ash Universe — the closest match to Blood and Ash on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Blood and Ash?: From Blood and Ash. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blood and Ash.
How big is Blood and Ash?: Blood and Ash is 6 books, 2020–2025.

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