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Books like Second Demon Wars Saga: 9 series to read next

Second Demon Wars Saga is epic fantasy and fantasy, about demons, 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.

Second Demon Wars Saga is 3 books, 2001–2003.

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The Riftwar
World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Malazan
Shannara
Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
The Circle of the World
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Sword of Truth

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

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

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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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

seriesPatrick Weekes, David Gaider, Brianne Battye, Courtney Woods, John Epler, Lukas Kristjanson, Sylvia Feketekuty, Arone Le Bray, Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Chris Bain, Christopher Morgan, Liane Merciel, Matthew Goldman & Ryan Cormier21 books2009

About political intrigue.

“The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”
from the catalogue description

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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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 Second Demon Wars Saga?: The Riftwar — the closest match to Second Demon Wars Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Second Demon Wars Saga?: Ascendance. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Second Demon Wars Saga.
How big is Second Demon Wars Saga?: Second Demon Wars Saga is 3 books, 2001–2003.

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