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Books like Hades Saga: 9 series to read next

Hades Saga is fantasy, about gods. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hades Saga is 3 books, 2020–2023.

“Hades, God of the Underworld, is known for his inflexible rule, luxurious night clubs, and impossible bargains.”
from the catalogue description of A Game of Fate

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Hades x Persephone
Celestial Kingdom
The Crucible (Abigail Owen)
Fionavar Universe
His Dark Materials
Watership Down
Dark Olympus
Saga of the Unfated
Kushiel's Legacy Universe

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 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 →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal 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 →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

Adventurous in tone, about survival and found family, set in countryside & village.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

Dark OlympusSeries

seriesKatee Robert9 books2021

Romance.

“With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil’s bargain with a man she once believed a myth... a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed.”
from the catalogue description of Neon Gods

Start with Neon Gods →

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 →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

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

Start with Earth Begotten →

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 Hades Saga?: Hades x Persephone — the closest match to Hades Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hades Saga?: A Game of Fate. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hades Saga.
How big is Hades Saga?: Hades Saga is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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