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Books like Stephen King multiverse: 9 series to read next

Stephen King multiverse is dark fantasy and fantasy, about quests, 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.

Stephen King multiverse is 46 books across 2 series, 1967–2016.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Malazan
The Circle of the World
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Narnia
His Dark Materials
Grishaverse
World of Ice and Fire
Deptford Mice

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.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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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.”
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Start with The Blade Itself →

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, 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.”
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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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Deptford MiceSeries

seriesRobin Jarvis3 books1989

Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Robin Jarvis completed the trilogy with The Crystal Prison and The Final Reckoning within a year of the first book.”
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Start with The Dark Portal →

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.

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What should I read after Stephen King multiverse?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Stephen King multiverse on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Stephen King multiverse?: The Gunslinger. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Stephen King multiverse, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is Stephen King multiverse?: Stephen King multiverse is 46 books across 2 series, 1967–2016.

Books like Stephen King multiverse: 9 series to read next

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