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Books like Shifter Queen: 9 series to read next

Shifter Queen is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Shifter Queen is 3 books, from 2021.

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World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
Chronicles of the Cheysuli
Malazan
Tortall
His Dark Materials
Stephen King multiverse
The Tears of Artamon
Throne of Glass

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

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

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

Chronicles of the CheysuliSeries

seriesJennifer Roberson10 books1984

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Jennifer Roberson's Chronicles of the Cheysuli opens a generation later with Alix, daughter of that forbidden union, as she comes to terms with the shapechanging magic in her own blood and an ancient prophecy she can't escape.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shapechangers →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

The Tears of ArtamonSeries

seriesSarah Ash4 books2003

Epic fantasy.

“Expected to avenge his father's death—and still his unquiet ghost—Gavril soon learns that becoming Drakhaon means not only ascending to the throne of Azhkendir but slowly changing into a being of extraordinary power and might.”
from the catalogue description of Lord of Snow and Shadows

Start with Lord of Snow and Shadows →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

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 Shifter Queen?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Shifter Queen on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shifter Queen?: Soul of the Pack. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shifter Queen.
How big is Shifter Queen?: Shifter Queen is 3 books, from 2021.

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