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Books like Hart and Mercy: 9 series to read next

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

Hart and Mercy is 3 books, 2022–2025.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Tomes & Tea
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Tales from Verania
Legends & Lattes
Discworld
The Spellshop
The Sharing Knife
Pigs Don't Fly

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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Tomes & TeaSeries

seriesRebecca Thorne4 books2023

Cozy fantasy, about dragons.

“Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes.”
from the catalogue description of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Start with Can't Spell Treason Without Tea →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

Tales from VeraniaSeries

seriesTJ Klune10 books2015

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.”
from the catalogue description of The Lightning-Struck Heart

Start with The Lightning-Struck Heart →

Legends & LattesSeries

seriesTravis Baldree9 books2022

Cozy fantasy, relaxing in tone, about friendship.

“Travis Baldree's cozy fantasy series follows Viv, a battle-worn orc mercenary who trades her sword for an apron to open the first coffeehouse in the city of Thune, winning over skeptical customers and a rival guild alike.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

The SpellshopSeries

seriesSarah Beth Durst3 books2024

Cozy fantasy.

“Thankfully, as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Spellshop →

Pigs Don't FlySeries

seriesMary Brown4 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Unlikely Ones →

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.

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What should I read after Hart and Mercy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Hart and Mercy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hart and Mercy?: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hart and Mercy.
How big is Hart and Mercy?: Hart and Mercy is 3 books, 2022–2025.

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