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Books like Diablo III: 9 series to read next

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

Diablo III is 11 books, 2012–2014.

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World of Ice and Fire
The Demon Cycle
Malazan
Corona
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Circle of the World
Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
The Broken Empire
The Three Realms

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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The Demon CycleUniverse

universe18 books2008

Epic fantasy.

“When the sun goes down, the ground breathes out murder.”
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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CoronaUniverse

universe19 books1997

Epic fantasy.

“Beneath the sacred gemstones of the Abellican Church — a ruby to loose fire, malachite to lift a body into the air, the soul-stone to slip free of it — a ranger raised by elves and the woman he loves stand against a waking demon.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy.

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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 →

Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

seriesPatrick Weekes, David Gaider, Brianne Battye, Courtney Woods, John Epler, Lukas Kristjanson, Sylvia Feketekuty, Arone Le Bray, Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Chris Bain, Christopher Morgan, Liane Merciel, Matthew Goldman & Ryan Cormier21 books2009

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stolen Throne →

The Broken EmpireUniverse

universe27 books2011

Grimdark.

“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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The Three RealmsSeries

seriesAmélie Wen Zhao2 books2025

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“In a world invaded by demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to save her mother's soul... before she loses her forever.”
from the catalogue description of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

Start with The Scorpion and the Night Blossom →

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 Diablo III?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Diablo III on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Diablo III?: The Order. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Diablo III.
How big is Diablo III?: Diablo III is 11 books, 2012–2014.

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