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Books like Caraval: 9 series to read next

Caraval is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Caraval is 4 books, 2017–2024.

“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue description

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Once Upon a Broken Heart
Tolkien's legendarium
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Queen's Thief
The Powerless Trilogy
Iskari
Seven Kingdoms / Graceling Realm
Folktales
Howl's Castle

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Fantasy and romantasy, about forbidden love and curses, set in secondary world.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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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
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

Queen's ThiefSeries

seriesMegan Whalen Turner41 books1996

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Megan Whalen Turner's series expands from that single heist into court intrigue and small-scale warfare among a set of Mediterranean-flavored kingdoms, with later books often shifting whose perspective the reader trusts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Thief →

The Powerless TrilogySeries

seriesLauren Roberts5 books2023

Fantasy and romantasy, set in secondary world.

“Lauren Roberts' trilogy, beginning with Powerless, was later expanded with a further Fearless duology set in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Powerless →

IskariSeries

seriesKristen Ciccarelli3 books2017

Fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went.”
from the catalogue description of The Last Namsara

Start with The Last Namsara →

Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries

seriesKristin Cashore & uncredited6 books2008

About coming of age.

“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Graceling →

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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 Caraval?: Once Upon a Broken Heart — the closest match to Caraval on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Caraval?: Caraval. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Caraval.
How big is Caraval?: Caraval is 4 books, 2017–2024.

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