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Books like Hades & Persephone: 9 series to read next

Hades & Persephone is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hades & Persephone is 3 books, from 2020.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Crucible (Abigail Owen)
Celestial Kingdom
Belladonna
The Circle Trilogy
Crave (Tracy Wolff)
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Saga of the Unfated
Blood and Ash Universe

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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 Crucible (Abigail Owen)Series

seriesAbigail Owen2 books2024

About curses.

“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 →

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 →

BelladonnaSeries

seriesAdalyn Grace4 books2022

Set in secondary world.

“Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Belladonna →

The Circle TrilogySeries

seriesNora Roberts3 books2006

About vampires, set in secondary world.

“In the last days of high summer, with lightning striking blue in a black sky, the sorcerer stood on a high cliff overlooking the raging sea . . .”
from the catalogue description of Morrigan's Cross

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Crave (Tracy Wolff)Series

seriesTracy Wolff7 books2020

About vampires.

“Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it.”
from the catalogue description of Crave

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Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

About political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

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Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

About prophecy, 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 →

Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Set in secondary world.

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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 Hades & Persephone?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Hades & Persephone on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hades & Persephone?: Infernal. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hades & Persephone.
How big is Hades & Persephone?: Hades & Persephone is 3 books, from 2020.

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