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Books like Experimental Heart: 9 series to read next

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

Experimental Heart is 6 books, 2013–2020.

“What lies beyond the realm of my former master, presents a whole new set of problems, including a mistake that lands me at death's door.”
from the catalogue description of Destiny

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World of Ice and Fire
An Ember in the Ashes
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Plated Prisoner
Earthsea
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Forgotten Gods
Winterlands
The Powerless Trilogy

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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An Ember in the AshesSeries

seriesSabaa Tahir4 books2015

Epic fantasy.

“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
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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The Plated PrisonerSeries

seriesRaven Kennedy6 books2020

Fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes.”
from the catalogue description of Gild

Start with Gild →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

About political intrigue.

“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

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Forgotten GodsSeries

seriesMarie Rutkoski2 books2020

About class conflict.

“The Hollow Heart continues Nirrim and Sid's story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Midnight Lie →

WinterlandsSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1986

About demons.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonsbane

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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

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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 Experimental Heart?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Experimental Heart on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Experimental Heart?: Destiny. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Experimental Heart.
How big is Experimental Heart?: Experimental Heart is 6 books, 2013–2020.

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