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Books like Final Fantasy: 9 series to read next

Final Fantasy is fantasy and science fiction, about gods, set in secondary world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Final Fantasy is 17 books across 8 series, 2001–2025.

“Every world begins with crystals, and every crystal is already cracking.”
from the catalogue description

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The Inheritance (Jemisin)
Celestial Kingdom
The Divine Traitors
The Other Side of the Sky (Kaufman & Spooner)
Earthsea
The Lost City of [Weep]
Fionavar Universe
Malazan
Tolkien's legendarium

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

About political intrigue.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy.

“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 →

The Divine TraitorsSeries

seriesKamilah Cole2 books2024

About dragons and sibling rivalry, set in islands.

“Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland.”
from the catalogue description of So Let Them Burn

Start with So Let Them Burn →

The Other Side of the Sky (Kaufman & Spooner)Series

seriesAmie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner2 books2020

About forbidden love.

“New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love.”
from the catalogue description of The Other Side of the Sky

Start with The Other Side of the Sky →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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

Reading order →

The Lost City of [Weep]Series

seriesLaini Taylor2 books2017

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

Start with Strange the Dreamer →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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

Reading order →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Final Fantasy?: The Inheritance (Jemisin) — the closest match to Final Fantasy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Final Fantasy?: Final Fantasy I * II * III: Memory of Heroes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Final Fantasy, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is Final Fantasy?: Final Fantasy is 17 books across 8 series, 2001–2025.

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