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Books like Hexslinger: 9 series to read next

Hexslinger is dark fantasy, set in 19th century and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hexslinger is 6 books, 2010–2013.

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Malazan
Stephen King multiverse
Deepgate Universe
World of Ice and Fire
Fallen Gods / Godkiller
The Poppy War
Coldfire
Grishaverse
The Circle of the World

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

Deepgate UniverseSeries

seriesAlan Campbell5 books2006

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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Fallen Gods / GodkillerSeries

seriesHannah Kaner3 books2023

Epic fantasy.

“Hannah Kaner's Godkiller follows Kissen, who lost her family to zealots of a fire god and now kills gods for a living, until she meets Skedi, a small god of white lies bound against his will to a young noble and hunted by assassins.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Godkiller →

The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark and epic fantasy.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Poppy War →

ColdfireSeries

seriesC. S. Friedman5 books1991

Science fantasy.

“C. S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy is set on the human colony world of Erna, where settlers survive alongside the fae, a reality-warping force that gives physical shape to belief and fear.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

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 Hexslinger?: Malazan — the closest match to Hexslinger on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hexslinger?: A Book of Tongues. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hexslinger.
How big is Hexslinger?: Hexslinger is 6 books, 2010–2013.

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