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Demon Wars is epic fantasy and fantasy, about demons, 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.

Demon Wars is 4 books, 1997–2000.

“The saga has an accompanying roleplaying game entitled Demon Wars.”
from the catalogue description
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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Riftwar
Malazan
The Circle of the World
The Second Apocalypse
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Shannara

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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

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

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The Second ApocalypseSeries

seriesR. Scott Bakker11 books2003

Grimdark, challenging in tone, about political intrigue.

Start with The Knife of Many Hands →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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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.

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What should I read after Demon Wars?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Demon Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Demon Wars?: The Demon Awakens. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Demon Wars.
How big is Demon Wars?: Demon Wars is 4 books, 1997–2000.

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