Series
Books like Lightworld/Darkworld: 9 series to read next
Lightworld/Darkworld is fantasy, about fae and political intrigue, tense and dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Lightworld/Darkworld is 3 books, from 2009.
“In a time not long from now, the veil between fantasy and reality is ripped asunder—creatures of myth and fairy tale spill into the mortal world.”
from the catalogue description of Queene of Light
- World of Ice and Fire
- Grishaverse
- Parallel Universe
- The Young Elites
- Red Queen
- Witches Steeped in Gold
- Forgotten Realms
- The Scholomance
- Black Wolves Trilogy
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about war.
matchedfantasydarkpolitical intriguesecondary world
- Parallel UniverseSeries
seriesPaula Volsky5 books1991
Fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasytensedarkpolitical intriguesecondary world
- The Young ElitesSeries
seriesMarie Lu3 books2014
About revenge.
matchedfantasytensedarkpolitical intriguesecondary world
- Red QueenSeries
seriesVictoria Aveyard14 books2015
Dystopia, about class conflict.
matchedfantasytensedarksecondary worldrebellion and revolution
- Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
seriesCiannon Smart2 books2021
Dark fantasy, about witches and enemies to lovers.
matchedfantasytensedarkpolitical intriguesecondary world
- The ScholomanceSeries
seriesNaomi Novik3 books2020
About magic schools and survival.
matchedfantasytensedarksecondary world
- Black Wolves TrilogySeries
seriesKate Elliott1 book2015
Epic fantasy, about redemption and war.
matchedfantasytensedarkpolitical intriguesecondary world
Read next in Lightworld/Darkworld
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 Lightworld/Darkworld?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Lightworld/Darkworld on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Lightworld/Darkworld?
- Queene of Light. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lightworld/Darkworld.
- How big is Lightworld/Darkworld?
- Lightworld/Darkworld is 3 books, from 2009.