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Books like The Green Bone Saga: 9 series to read next

The Green Bone Saga is fantasy, about political intrigue and organized crime, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Green Bone Saga is 5 books, 2017–2023.

“A prequel novella, The Jade Setter of Janloon, was released in 2022; and a collection of short stories, Jade Shards, was released in 2023.”
from the catalogue description of Jade City

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World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
Cosmere
An Ember in the Ashes
Malazan
The Circle of the World
The City (Gemmell)
The Dagger and the Coin
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Universe

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

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

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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

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 →

An Ember in the AshesSeries

seriesSabaa Tahir4 books2015

About rebellion and revolution.

“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

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 →

The City (Gemmell)Series

seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013

Grimdark, about rebellion and revolution.

“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue description of The City

Start with The City →

The Dagger and the CoinSeries

seriesDaniel Abraham6 books2011

About class conflict.

Start with The Dragon's Path →

Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne UniverseSeries

seriesBrian Staveley6 books2014

Fantasy and epic fantasy, tense and dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Skullsworn is Brian Staveley's standalone prequel novel, set in the same world as his epic fantasy trilogy The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Better Than Breath →

Why these

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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 Green Bone Saga?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Green Bone Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Green Bone Saga?: Jade City. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Green Bone Saga.
How big is The Green Bone Saga?: The Green Bone Saga is 5 books, 2017–2023.

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