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Books like Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward): 9 series to read next
Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward) is epic fantasy, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward) is 3 books, 2019–2021.
“Ruling families — once protectors of justice and democracy — now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives.”
from the catalogue description of Legacy of Ash
- World of Ice and Fire
- Malazan
- The Circle of the World
- The Poppy War
- The City (Gemmell)
- The Acacia Trilogy
- The Second Apocalypse
- Shattered Sea
- The Dagger and the Coin
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkpolitical intriguewarfantasy
- MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarkmultiple povwar
- The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
Fantasy and grimdark, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasygrimdark
- The Poppy WarSeries
seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarktensewarfantasygrimdark
- The City (Gemmell)Series
seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013
Set in big city.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarktensewarpolitical intriguefantasygrimdark
- The Acacia TrilogySeries
seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkwarpolitical intriguefantasy
- The Second ApocalypseSeries
seriesR. Scott Bakker11 books2003
Challenging in tone, about faith and religion.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkwarmultiple povpolitical intriguefantasygrimdark
- Shattered SeaSeries
seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014
About coming of age.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkfantasy
- The Dagger and the CoinSeries
seriesDaniel Abraham6 books2011
About class conflict.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worldtensepolitical intriguewarmultiple povfantasy
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward)?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward) on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward)?
- Legacy of Ash. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward).
- How big is Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward)?
- Legacy Trilogy (Matthew Ward) is 3 books, 2019–2021.