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Books like The Demon Cycle: 9 series to read next

The Demon Cycle is epic fantasy and dark fantasy, about demons, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Demon Cycle is 18 books across 2 series, 2008–2026.

“When the sun goes down, the ground breathes out murder.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Circle of the World
Grishaverse
Cosmere
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Corona
Stephen King multiverse
A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer Cycle

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

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

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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CoronaUniverse

universe19 books1997

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Beneath the sacred gemstones of the Abellican Church — a ruby to loose fire, malachite to lift a body into the air, the soul-stone to slip free of it — a ranger raised by elves and the woman he loves stand against a waking demon.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer CycleSeries

seriesJenn Lyons5 books2019

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about demons, set in secondary world.

“The five-book series is told through interleaved, non-chronological narration rather than a single straightforward timeline.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ruin of Kings →

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 Demon Cycle?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Demon Cycle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Demon Cycle?: Demon Cycle. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Demon Cycle, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is The Demon Cycle?: The Demon Cycle is 18 books across 2 series, 2008–2026.

Books like The Demon Cycle: 9 series to read next

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