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Books like The Cursebreaker: 9 series to read next

The Cursebreaker is fantasy and romantasy, about curses, 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 Cursebreaker is 3 books, 2019–2021.

“Sequels include A Heart So Fierce and Broken and A Vow So Bold and Deadly.”
from the catalogue description of A Curse So Dark and Lonely

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This Woven Kingdom
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Powerless Trilogy
World of Ice and Fire
An Ember in the Ashes
Legacy of Orisha
The Bridge Kingdom
Grishaverse
Throne of Glass

This Woven KingdomSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi4 books2022

Romantasy and epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Tahereh Mafi's This Woven Kingdom follows Alizeh, a servant girl who is secretly the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the human crown prince drawn to her despite prophecies foretelling his own king's downfall.”
from the catalogue description

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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
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The Powerless TrilogySeries

seriesLauren Roberts5 books2023

Fantasy and romantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

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

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An Ember in the AshesSeries

seriesSabaa Tahir4 books2015

“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

Legacy of OrishaSeries

seriesTomi Adeyemi3 books2018

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.

“Tomi Adeyemi's Legacy of Orïsha trilogy opens with Children of Blood and Bone, following Zélie, a girl from a persecuted caste of former magic-users, on a quest to restore magic to a kingdom that outlawed and hunted her people.”
from the catalogue description

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The Bridge KingdomSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen7 books2018

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

“The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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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 The Cursebreaker?: This Woven Kingdom — the closest match to The Cursebreaker on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Cursebreaker?: A Curse So Dark and Lonely. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Cursebreaker.
How big is The Cursebreaker?: The Cursebreaker is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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