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Books like The Goddess War: 9 series to read next

The Goddess War is mythic fantasy and fantasy, about gods, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Goddess War is 5 books, 2013–2015.

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American Gods
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Modern Tale of Faerie
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
United States of Asgard
The Fallen (Thomas E. Sniegoski)
Jerusalem's Lot
Athanor
Messenger of Fear

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About wizards.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Alchemyst →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About fae and coming of age.

Start with Tithe →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

Paranormal, about vampires and survival.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

United States of AsgardSeries

seriesTessa Gratton7 books2013

About quests, set in alternate earth.

Start with The Lost Sun →

The Fallen (Thomas E. Sniegoski)Series

seriesThomas E. Sniegoski7 books2003

About angels and demons.

“Aaron, an eighteen-year-old orphan, discovers that he has supernatural powers and that he is to be a liason between the good and evil powers.”
from the catalogue description of The Fallen
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Fallen →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

AthanorSeries

seriesJane Lindskold3 books1998

About shapeshifters.

“As the millennium approaches, King Arthur strives with technology and high magic to protect his immortal subjects from human discovery.”
from the catalogue description of Changer

Start with Changer →

Messenger of FearSeries

seriesMichael Grant3 books2014

Fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Ze ontmoet de Messenger, een jongeman die mensen voor een bloedstollende keuze stelt.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Messenger of Fear →

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 Goddess War?: American Gods — the closest match to The Goddess War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Goddess War?: Antigoddess. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Goddess War.
How big is The Goddess War?: The Goddess War is 5 books, 2013–2015.

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