Series

Books like Lenk: 9 series to read next

Lenk is epic fantasy, 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.

Lenk is 6 books, 2010–2017.

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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Malazan
The Circle of the World
The Grim Company
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Cosmere
A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer Cycle
Sparhawk

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

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

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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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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 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 →

The Grim CompanySeries

seriesLuke Scull4 books2013

Epic fantasy and grimdark, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“The Grim Company, a shoddy band of misfits that includes a crippled Halfmage, two orphans, and a manservant, must fight the Magelord Salazar, the Augmentors, the White Lady, and demons in an effort to save the world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Grim Company →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer CycleSeries

seriesJenn Lyons5 books2019

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about demons, set in secondary world.

“The five-book series is told through interleaved, non-chronological narration rather than a single straightforward timeline.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ruin of Kings →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Lenk?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Lenk on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Lenk?: Lenk is 6 books, 2010–2017.

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