Series

Books like Godblind: 9 series to read next

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

Godblind is 4 books, 2017–2019.

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Poppy War
Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
The Second Apocalypse
The Powder Mage
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Universe
Twilight Reign

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

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

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark and epic fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Poppy War →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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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The Second ApocalypseSeries

seriesR. Scott Bakker11 books2003

Challenging in tone.

Start with The Knife of Many Hands →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne UniverseSeries

seriesBrian Staveley6 books2014

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense and dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Skullsworn is Brian Staveley's standalone prequel novel, set in the same world as his epic fantasy trilogy The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Better Than Breath →

Twilight ReignSeries

seriesTom Lloyd7 books2006

Grimdark and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“In a land ruled by prophecy and the whims of Gods, a young man finds himself at the heart of a war he barely understands, wielding powers he may never be able to control.”
from the catalogue description of The Stormcaller

Start with The Stormcaller →

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 Godblind?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Godblind on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Godblind?: Godblind. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Godblind.
How big is Godblind?: Godblind is 4 books, 2017–2019.

Books like Godblind: 9 series to read next

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