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Books like Kingmaker Chronicles: 9 series to read next

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

Kingmaker Chronicles is 5 books, 2016–2025.

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Cosmere
Celestial Kingdom
Tairen Soul
Saga of the Unfated
The Bridge Kingdom
Tolkien's legendarium
Blood and Ash Universe
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Empyrean

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy.

“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 →

Tairen SoulSeries

seriesC. L. Wilson6 books2007

Romantasy and epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about forbidden love, set in secondary world.

Start with Lord of the Fading Lands →

Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

Romantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, about enemies to lovers and gods, 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 →

The Bridge KingdomSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen7 books2018

Tense in tone, about war.

“The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bridge Kingdom →

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

Reading order →

Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Romantasy, set in secondary world.

Reading order →

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 →

The EmpyreanSeries

seriesRebecca Yarros4 books2023

About dragons and magic schools.

“Rebecca Yarros's The Empyrean opens with Fourth Wing, following Violet Sorrengail as she's pushed into a brutal dragon-rider war college despite having trained for a different, less physically demanding path.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fourth Wing →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Kingmaker Chronicles?: Cosmere — the closest match to Kingmaker Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kingmaker Chronicles?: A Promise of Fire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kingmaker Chronicles.
How big is Kingmaker Chronicles?: Kingmaker Chronicles is 5 books, 2016–2025.

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