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Books like The Divine Traitors: 9 series to read next

The Divine Traitors is fantasy and epic fantasy, about gods, 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 Divine Traitors is 2 books, 2024–2025.

“Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s forced to choose between saving her sister or protecting her homeland.”
from the catalogue description of So Let Them Burn

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Tolkien's legendarium
Iskari
Earthsea
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Inheritance (Jemisin)
This Woven Kingdom
The Empyrean
The Cursebreaker
The Other Side of the Sky (Kaufman & Spooner)

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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IskariSeries

seriesKristen Ciccarelli3 books2017

Fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went.”
from the catalogue description of The Last Namsara

Start with The Last Namsara →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy, 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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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

This Woven KingdomSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi4 books2022

Romantasy, about political intrigue.

“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

Start with This Woven Kingdom →

The EmpyreanSeries

seriesRebecca Yarros4 books2023

Romantasy, about magic schools and enemies to lovers.

“Rebecca Yarros's The Empyrean opens with Fourth Wing, following Violet Sorrengail as she's pushed into a brutal dragon-rider war college despite having trained for a different, less physically demanding path.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fourth Wing →

The CursebreakerSeries

seriesBrigid Kemmerer3 books2019

Romantasy, about curses.

“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

Start with A Curse So Dark and Lonely →

The Other Side of the Sky (Kaufman & Spooner)Series

seriesAmie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner2 books2020

Science fantasy, about forbidden love.

“New York Times bestselling author duo Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner have crafted a gripping tale of magic and logic, fate and choice, and a deadly love.”
from the catalogue description of The Other Side of the Sky

Start with The Other Side of the Sky →

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 Divine Traitors?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Divine Traitors on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Divine Traitors?: So Let Them Burn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Divine Traitors.
How big is The Divine Traitors?: The Divine Traitors is 2 books, 2024–2025.

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