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Books like Lilah: 9 series to read next

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

Lilah is 2 books, from 2012.

“When Lady Lilah disguises herself to sneak out of the castle she discovers that the country is on the verge of revolution and her brother is behind it, and Lilah and her friends decide to help by becoming spies.”
from the catalogue description of The Spy Princess

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The Book of Tea
Cosmere
Throne of Glass
World of Ice and Fire
The Riftwar
The Tainted Blood Duology
The Powder Mage
The Queen's Rising
Grishaverse

The Book of TeaSeries

seriesJudy I. Lin2 books2022

Fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault.”
from the catalogue description of A Magic Steeped in Poison

Start with A Magic Steeped in Poison →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic 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 →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

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

Reading order →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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The Tainted Blood DuologySeries

seriesEhigbor Okosun2 books2023

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous and tense in tone, about political intrigue and rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.

Start with Forged by Blood →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

About war.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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The Queen's RisingSeries

seriesRebecca Ross2 books2018

Fantasy, about political intrigue and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“When her seventeenth summer solstice arrives, Brienna desires only two things: to master her passion and to be chosen by a patron.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Queen's Rising →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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 Lilah?: The Book of Tea — the closest match to Lilah on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Lilah?: The Spy Princess. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lilah.
How big is Lilah?: Lilah is 2 books, from 2012.

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