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Books like Goddess Summoning: 9 series to read next

Goddess Summoning is about gods. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Goddess Summoning is 8 books, 2003–2011.

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Fionavar Universe
The Crucible (Abigail Owen)
Hades x Persephone
Celestial Kingdom
The Mortal Instruments
Kairos
Karou
Saga of the Unfated
Guardians Trilogy (Nora Roberts)

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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 →

The Crucible (Abigail Owen)Series

seriesAbigail Owen2 books2024

Tense in tone.

“For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus.”
from the catalogue description of The Games Gods Play

Start with The Games Gods Play →

Hades x PersephoneSeries

seriesScarlett St. Clair7 books2019

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about gods and forbidden love, set in contemporary.

“Later books track that relationship toward marriage, including a conflict with Demeter, who unleashes a crippling storm on the mortal world rather than accept the match.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Touch of Darkness →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Set in secondary world.

“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 Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

Reading order →

KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

About prophecy and enemies to lovers, set in secondary world.

“Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior.”
from the catalogue description of A Fate Inked in Blood

Start with A Fate Inked in Blood →

Guardians Trilogy (Nora Roberts)Series

seriesNora Roberts3 books2015

About quests, set in mediterranean.

“Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings.”
from the catalogue description of Stars of Fortune

Start with Stars of Fortune →

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 Goddess Summoning?: Fionavar Universe — the closest match to Goddess Summoning on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Goddess Summoning?: Goddess of the Sea. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Goddess Summoning.
How big is Goddess Summoning?: Goddess Summoning is 8 books, 2003–2011.

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