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Books like The Devils: 9 series to read next

The Devils is grimdark, about quests and found family, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Devils is 1 book, from 2025.

“The audiobook, read by Steven Pacey, won an AudioFile Earphones Award.”
from the catalogue description of The Devils

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The Circle of the World
World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Tolkien's legendarium
The Second Apocalypse
The Poppy War
Narnia
The Grim Company
Stephen King multiverse

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

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

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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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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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The Second ApocalypseSeries

seriesR. Scott Bakker11 books2003

Epic fantasy, challenging in tone, about war and political intrigue.

Start with The Knife of Many Hands →

The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Epic fantasy, tense in tone, about war.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Poppy War →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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The Grim CompanySeries

seriesLuke Scull4 books2013

Epic fantasy.

“The Grim Company, a shoddy band of misfits that includes a crippled Halfmage, two orphans, and a manservant, must fight the Magelord Salazar, the Augmentors, the White Lady, and demons in an effort to save the world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Grim Company →

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 →

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 Devils?: The Circle of the World — the closest match to The Devils on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Devils?: The Devils. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Devils.
How big is The Devils?: The Devils is 1 book, from 2025.

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