Series
Books like Mistborn: 9 series to read next
Mistborn is fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Mistborn is 12 books, 2006–2022.
“The books follow a series of Allomancers, who are individuals who can consume metal to wield magical powers.”
from the catalogue description
- The Stormlight Archive
- The Powder Mage
- The Codex Alera
- Gentleman Bastard Sequence
- The Licanius Trilogy
- Tolkien's legendarium
- World of Ice and Fire
- Grishaverse
- Malazan
- The Stormlight ArchiveSeries
seriesBrandon Sanderson15 books2010
Loreful pick
The same author's long game, same world-system rigour, ten times the canvas — the natural second stop.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasymultiple povadventurousfantasywar
- The Powder MageUniverse
universe19 books2013
Loreful pick
Flintlock fantasy with a hard, drug-fuelled magic system and a revolution already under way.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasytensefantasypolitical intriguewar
- The Codex AleraSeries
seriesJim Butcher6 books2004
Loreful pick
A rule-bound elemental magic system and a hero with none of it — Mistborn's puzzle-box plotting at Roman scale.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasyfantasytenseadventurouspolitical intriguewar
seriesScott Lynch7 books2006
Loreful pick
The heist half of Mistborn, extended: a crew, a con, a city that punishes both.
matchedsecondary worldfantasybig cityheist
- The Licanius TrilogySeries
seriesJames Islington3 books2014
Loreful pick
Tightly engineered magic and a plot that snaps shut, for readers who read Mistborn for the click.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasypolitical intriguechosen oneprophecy
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasyepic fantasypolitical intriguedarkwar
- MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasymultiple povdarkwar
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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 Mistborn?
- The Stormlight Archive. The same author's long game, same world-system rigour, ten times the canvas — the natural second stop.
- Where do I start with Mistborn?
- The Final Empire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mistborn.
- How big is Mistborn?
- Mistborn is 12 books, 2006–2022.