Series

Books like The Craft Universe: 9 series to read next

The Craft Universe is fantasy and urban fantasy, about gods, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Craft Universe is 9 books, 2012–2025.

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Cosmere
World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Divine Cities
The Green Bone Saga
Grishaverse
The Inheritance (Jemisin)
His Dark Materials
Sword of Truth

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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about war.

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

Reading order →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, 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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Divine CitiesSeries

seriesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books2014

Epic fantasy.

Start with City of Stairs →

The Green Bone SagaSeries

seriesFonda Lee5 books2017

About organized crime and family secrets.

“A prequel novella, The Jade Setter of Janloon, was released in 2022; and a collection of short stories, Jade Shards, was released in 2023.”
from the catalogue description of Jade City

Start with Jade City →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

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

Reading order →

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

Epic fantasy.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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 →

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy.

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

Reading order →

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 Craft Universe?: Cosmere — the closest match to The Craft Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is The Craft Universe?: The Craft Universe is 9 books, 2012–2025.

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