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Books like The Dark Gods: 9 series to read next

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

The Dark Gods is 3 books, 2022–2026.

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Malazan
Grishaverse
Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
His Dark Materials
World of Ice and Fire
Throne of Glass
Fallen Gods / Godkiller
Essalieyan / Annagar / Breodani

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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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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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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 →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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
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Start with Throne of Glass →

Fallen Gods / GodkillerSeries

seriesHannah Kaner3 books2023

About war.

“Hannah Kaner's Godkiller follows Kissen, who lost her family to zealots of a fire god and now kills gods for a living, until she meets Skedi, a small god of white lies bound against his will to a young noble and hunted by assassins.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Godkiller →

Essalieyan / Annagar / BreodaniUniverse

universe24 books1995

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“In the god-born city of Averalaan, the Twin Kings hold their thrones by right of divine blood, ten proud Houses scheme behind their banners, and far to the north a Hunter kneels each year to a god who demands a death.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Dark Gods?: Malazan — the closest match to The Dark Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dark Gods?: The City of Dusk. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dark Gods.
How big is The Dark Gods?: The Dark Gods is 3 books, 2022–2026.

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