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Books like The Circle Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Circle Trilogy is fantasy, about vampires, set in secondary world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Circle Trilogy is 3 books, from 2006.

“In the last days of high summer, with lightning striking blue in a black sky, the sorcerer stood on a high cliff overlooking the raging sea . . .”
from the catalogue description of Morrigan's Cross

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Fionavar Universe
Crave (Tracy Wolff)
Saga of the Unfated
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Karou
Celestial Kingdom
Entwined Realms
The Powerless Trilogy
Letters of Enchantment

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

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Crave (Tracy Wolff)Series

seriesTracy Wolff7 books2020

“Nothing is right about this place or the other students in it.”
from the catalogue description of Crave

Start with Crave →

Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

About prophecy.

“Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior.”
from the catalogue description of A Fate Inked in Blood

Start with A Fate Inked in Blood →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

Entwined RealmsSeries

seriesDanielle Monsch7 books2013

Fantasy, emotional and tense in tone, about enemies to lovers.

“Women riding motorcycles with large swords strapped to their backs?”
from the catalogue description of Stone Guardian

Start with Stone Guardian →

The Powerless TrilogySeries

seriesLauren Roberts5 books2023

“Lauren Roberts' trilogy, beginning with Powerless, was later expanded with a further Fearless duology set in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Powerless →

Letters of EnchantmentSeries

seriesRebecca Ross3 books2023

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference.”
from the catalogue description of Divine Rivals

Start with Divine Rivals →

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 The Circle Trilogy?: Fionavar Universe — the closest match to The Circle Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Circle Trilogy?: Morrigan's Cross. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Circle Trilogy.
How big is The Circle Trilogy?: The Circle Trilogy is 3 books, from 2006.

Books like The Circle Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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