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Books like Phèdre Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Phèdre Trilogy is fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Phèdre Trilogy is 5 books, 2001–2023.

“The 2023 novel Cassiel's Servant retells the same trilogy's events from the perspective of Phedre's protector and companion Joscelin.”
from the catalogue description

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Kushiel's Legacy Universe
World of Ice and Fire
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Inheritance (Jemisin)
Never Ever After
The Bridge Kingdom
Castle Auburn
Girls of Paper and Fire
Queen's Thief

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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

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

Reading order →

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
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and gods, set in secondary world.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

Never Ever AfterSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan1 book2025

Fairy tale retelling.

“Life in the Iron Mountains is harsh and unforgiving.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Never Ever After →

The Bridge KingdomSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen7 books2018

About war.

“The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bridge Kingdom →

Castle AuburnSeries

seriesSharon Shinn2 books2001

Fantasy, about court intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Gold continues years later as an adult Coriel confronts the consequences of choices made in the first book.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Summers at Castle Auburn →

Girls of Paper and FireSeries

seriesNatasha Ngan3 books2018

Start with Girls of Paper and Fire →

Queen's ThiefSeries

seriesMegan Whalen Turner41 books1996

“Megan Whalen Turner's series expands from that single heist into court intrigue and small-scale warfare among a set of Mediterranean-flavored kingdoms, with later books often shifting whose perspective the reader trusts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Thief →

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 Phèdre Trilogy?: Kushiel's Legacy Universe — the closest match to Phèdre Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Phèdre Trilogy?: Kushiel's Dart. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Phèdre Trilogy.
How big is Phèdre Trilogy?: Phèdre Trilogy is 5 books, 2001–2023.

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