Series

Books like Solomon Kane: 9 series to read next

Solomon Kane is sword and sorcery and fantasy, about monster hunting, set in renaissance and early modern, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Solomon Kane is 39 books, 1928–2026.

“Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

The Solomon Kane page →Narrow this list →

The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
Kane
The Weird Works of Robert E. Howard
Spook's
World of Ice and Fire
Yamada Monogatari
The Vampire Chronicles
Eric Brighteyes
Stephen King multiverse

The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world and desert.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

KaneSeries

seriesKarl Edward Wagner25 books1970

Set in secondary world.

“Most Kane tales are sword and sorcery with strong elements of gothic horror and set in a grim, pre-medieval world which is nonetheless ancient and rich in history.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Darkness Weaves with Many Shades ... →

The Weird Works of Robert E. HowardSeries

seriesRobert E. Howard10 books2004

Weird fiction, set in secondary world.

Start with Shadow Kingdoms →

Spook'sUniverse

universe32 books2004

Fantasy and dark fantasy, dark in tone, about monster hunting.

“The seventh son of a seventh son gets no say in the matter.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

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

Reading order →

Yamada MonogatariSeries

seriesRichard Parks23 books2005

Set in east asia and medieval.

“A collection of stories about an impoverished nobleman in medieval Japan fighting monsters and investigating supernatural problems.”
from the catalogue description of Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter

Start with Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Gothic, about immortality, set in contemporary.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Eric BrighteyesSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard & Mildred Downey Broxon2 books1891

Set in scandinavia and medieval.

Start with Eric Brighteyes →

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 →

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 Solomon Kane?: The Crescent Moon Kingdoms — the closest match to Solomon Kane on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Solomon Kane?: Red Shadows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Solomon Kane.
How big is Solomon Kane?: Solomon Kane is 39 books, 1928–2026.

Books like Solomon Kane: 9 series to read next

Read next in Solomon Kane

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one