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Books like Fae Isles: 9 series to read next

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

Fae Isles is 7 books, 2022–2024.

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A Court of Thorns and Roses
World of Ice and Fire
The Powerless Trilogy
The War of Lost Hearts
Throne of Glass
An Ember in the Ashes
Cosmere
Legacy of Orisha
Malazan

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, about fae, set in secondary world.

“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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy.

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

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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

Start with Powerless →

The War of Lost HeartsSeries

seriesCarissa Broadbent3 books2020

Epic fantasy.

“A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of No Worlds

Start with Daughter of No Worlds →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

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

Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

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 →

Legacy of OrishaSeries

seriesTomi Adeyemi3 books2018

Epic fantasy.

“Tomi Adeyemi's Legacy of Orïsha trilogy opens with Children of Blood and Bone, following Zélie, a girl from a persecuted caste of former magic-users, on a quest to restore magic to a kingdom that outlawed and hunted her people.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Children of Blood and Bone →

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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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 Fae Isles?: A Court of Thorns and Roses — the closest match to Fae Isles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fae Isles?: Heart of Silk and Shadows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fae Isles.
How big is Fae Isles?: Fae Isles is 7 books, 2022–2024.

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