Series
Books like Gormenghast: 9 series to read next
Gormenghast is fantasy and gothic, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Gormenghast is 6 books, 1946–2011.
“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue description
- World of Ice and Fire
- Earthsea
- New Crobuzon
- Malazan
- Grishaverse
- The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
- Soldier Son
- The Inheritance (Jemisin)
- Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About war.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasyepic fantasypolitical intrigue
- EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
About wizards.
matchedsecondary worldfantasyepic fantasyreflective
- New CrobuzonSeries
seriesChina Miéville4 books2000
Weird fiction.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasychallenging
seriesGarth Nix11 books1995
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
- Soldier SonSeries
seriesRobin Hobb3 books2005
About colonialism.
matchedsecondary worldfantasyidentitycoming of ageepic fantasyreflective
seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010
About gods.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasyepic fantasypolitical intrigue
seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977
About quests.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasyepic fantasy
Read next in Gormenghast
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 Gormenghast?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Gormenghast on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Gormenghast?
- Titus Groan. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gormenghast.
- How big is Gormenghast?
- Gormenghast is 6 books, 1946–2011.
- Is Gormenghast finished?
- Yes — 6 books, 1946–2011.