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Books like Maradaine Constabulary: 9 series to read next

Maradaine Constabulary is fantasy and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Maradaine Constabulary is 3 books, 2015–2019.

“Minox Welling is a brilliant, unorthodox Inspector and an Uncircled mage—almost a crime in itself.”
from the catalogue description of A Murder of Mages

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Cosmere
Shadow of the Leviathan
Kyralia series
Poison War
Tortall
Uncommon Magic
World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
The Green Bone Saga

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

Shadow of the LeviathanSeries

seriesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books2024

Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world.

“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tainted Cup →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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Poison WarSeries

seriesSam Hawke2 books2018

Urban fantasy.

Start with City of Lies →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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Uncommon MagicSeries

seriesR. J. Anderson2 books2015

Start with A Pocket Full of Murder →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

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

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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The Green Bone SagaSeries

seriesFonda Lee5 books2017

About organized crime and family secrets.

“A prequel novella, The Jade Setter of Janloon, was released in 2022; and a collection of short stories, Jade Shards, was released in 2023.”
from the catalogue description of Jade City

Start with Jade City →

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.

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What should I read after Maradaine Constabulary?: Cosmere — the closest match to Maradaine Constabulary on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Maradaine Constabulary?: A Murder of Mages. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Maradaine Constabulary.
How big is Maradaine Constabulary?: Maradaine Constabulary is 3 books, 2015–2019.

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