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Books like Queen's Thief: 9 series to read next

Queen's Thief is fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Queen's Thief is 41 books, 1996–2022.

“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.”
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World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
The Book of Tea
Tortall
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Earthsea
Seven Kingdoms / Graceling Realm
Cosmere
Enemies of the Prince

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

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

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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The Book of TeaSeries

seriesJudy I. Lin2 books2022

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

“For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault.”
from the catalogue description of A Magic Steeped in Poison

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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

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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Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries

seriesKristin Cashore & uncredited6 books2008

Fantasy, about political intrigue and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Graceling →

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 →

Enemies of the PrinceSeries

seriesJustin Somper2 books2013

Fantasy, tense in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Allies & Assassins →

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 Queen's Thief?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Queen's Thief on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Queen's Thief?: The Thief. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Queen's Thief.
How big is Queen's Thief?: Queen's Thief is 41 books, 1996–2022.

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