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Books like Elemental Blessings: 9 series to read next

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

Elemental Blessings is 5 books, 2010–2023.

“Zoe Ardelay receives astonishing and unwelcome news: she has been chosen to become the king's fifth wife.”
from the catalogue description of Troubled Waters

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Kushiel's Legacy Universe
World of Ice and Fire
Celestial Kingdom
Seven Kingdoms / Graceling Realm
The Inheritance (Jemisin)
The World of Riverside
Twelve Houses
The Powerless Trilogy
A Court of Thorns and Roses

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

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

Reading order →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

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 →

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about gods.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

The World of RiversideSeries

seriesEllen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Tessa Gratton, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Liz Duffy Adams, Racheline Maltese, Malinda Lo, Paul Witcover, Juliet Ulman, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Patty Bryant & Kelly Robson72 books1982

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The wider World of Riverside has since expanded into shared-world short fiction and anthologies, such as Swords of Riverside, contributed to by numerous other writers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Swordspoint →

Twelve HousesSeries

seriesSharon Shinn8 books2005

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated.”
from the catalogue description of Mystic and Rider

Start with Mystic and Rider →

The Powerless TrilogySeries

seriesLauren Roberts5 books2023

“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 →

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 →

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.

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What should I read after Elemental Blessings?: Kushiel's Legacy Universe — the closest match to Elemental Blessings on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elemental Blessings?: Troubled Waters. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elemental Blessings.
How big is Elemental Blessings?: Elemental Blessings is 5 books, 2010–2023.

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