Series
Books like Nevernight: 9 series to read next
Nevernight is dark fantasy, about revenge and assassins, 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.
Nevernight is 3 books, 2016–2019.
“Set in the Republic of Itreya, it follows fledgling assassin Mia Corvere seeking revenge for her family.”
from the catalogue description
- Malazan
- The Circle of the World
- World of Ice and Fire
- Night Angel
- The Ancestor
- The Broken Empire
- Empire of the Vampire
- The Poppy War
- Deepgate Universe
- The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
Grimdark and fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldgrimdarkfantasy
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasy
- Night AngelUniverse
universe6 books2008
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about assassins, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worlddarkdark fantasyassassinstensefantasy
- The AncestorSeries
seriesMark Lawrence4 books2017
Epic fantasy.
matchedsecondary worlddarkdark fantasyfirst personfantasymagic schoolscoming of age
- The Broken EmpireUniverse
universe27 books2011
Grimdark, dark in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worlddarkgrimdark
- Empire of the VampireSeries
seriesJay Kristoff3 books2021
About vampires.
matcheddarkdark fantasysecondary worldtenserevengegrimdark
- The Poppy WarSeries
seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018
Epic fantasy, about war.
matcheddarksecondary worldtensegrimdarkfantasy
- Deepgate UniverseSeries
seriesAlan Campbell5 books2006
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worlddarkdark fantasygods
Read next in Nevernight
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 Nevernight?
- Malazan — the closest match to Nevernight on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Nevernight?
- Nevernight. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nevernight.
- How big is Nevernight?
- Nevernight is 3 books, 2016–2019.