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Books like No Other Gods: 9 series to read next

No Other Gods is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

No Other Gods is 4 books, 2024–2026.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Celestial Kingdom
Blood and Ash Universe
World of Ice and Fire
Earthsea
Book of the Isle
Cosmere

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

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

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Romantasy, set in secondary world.

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

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

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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Book of the IsleSeries

seriesNancy Springer7 books1977

About quests.

“Later volumes widen the cast and the kingdom's history while keeping the same mythic, quest-driven register.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The White Hart →

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 →

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 No Other Gods?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to No Other Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with No Other Gods?: The Deer and the Dragon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for No Other Gods.
How big is No Other Gods?: No Other Gods is 4 books, 2024–2026.

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