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Books like The Bliss Wars: 9 series to read next

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

The Bliss Wars is 3 books, 2022–2024.

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World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
Malazan
Sword of Truth
The Riftwar
Grishaverse
The Poppy War
Dragon Trilogies
The Powder Mage

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

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

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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 →

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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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue description
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The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Fantasy and epic fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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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 The Bliss Wars?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Bliss Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Bliss Wars?: Savage City. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Bliss Wars.
How big is The Bliss Wars?: The Bliss Wars is 3 books, 2022–2024.

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