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Books like Kagen the Damned: 9 series to read next

Kagen the Damned is grimdark, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Kagen the Damned is 9 books, 2015–2024.

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World of Ice and Fire
The Circle of the World
Tolkien's legendarium
The Poppy War
Land Fit for Heroes
Malazan
The Broken Empire
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Shattered Sea

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

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

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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 →

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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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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

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Land Fit for HeroesSeries

seriesRichard Morgan3 books2008

Grimdark, set in secondary world.

Start with The Steel Remains →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“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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The Broken EmpireUniverse

universe27 books2011

Grimdark, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“What looks like sword-and-castle medievalism is the ash of our own age, and the magic is only physics that learned to listen.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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Shattered SeaSeries

seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014

About coming of age.

“Yarvi, el hijo menor del rey, nació con una malformación en una mano que ha llevado a todo el mundo, incluso a su propio padre, a considerarlo «medio hombre».”
from the catalogue description of Half a King
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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 Kagen the Damned?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Kagen the Damned on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kagen the Damned?: Kagen the Damned. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kagen the Damned.
How big is Kagen the Damned?: Kagen the Damned is 9 books, 2015–2024.

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