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Books like Clockwork Vampire Chronicles: 9 series to read next

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

Clockwork Vampire Chronicles is 3 books, 2009–2011.

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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Grishaverse
Malazan
Cosmere
The Riftwar
The Circle of the World
The Tears of Artamon
The Broken Empire

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

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

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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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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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy.

“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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Fantasy and grimdark, set in secondary world.

“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 →

The Tears of ArtamonSeries

seriesSarah Ash4 books2003

Epic fantasy.

“Expected to avenge his father's death—and still his unquiet ghost—Gavril soon learns that becoming Drakhaon means not only ascending to the throne of Azhkendir but slowly changing into a being of extraordinary power and might.”
from the catalogue description of Lord of Snow and Shadows

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The Broken EmpireUniverse

universe27 books2011

Grimdark, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“What looks like sword-and-castle medievalism is the ash of our own age, and the magic is only physics that learned to listen.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Clockwork Vampire Chronicles?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Clockwork Vampire Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Clockwork Vampire Chronicles?: Kell's Legend. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Clockwork Vampire Chronicles.
How big is Clockwork Vampire Chronicles?: Clockwork Vampire Chronicles is 3 books, 2009–2011.
Is Clockwork Vampire Chronicles finished?: Yes — 3 books, 2009–2011.

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