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Books like The Grisha: 9 series to read next

The Grisha is fantasy and epic fantasy, about chosen one, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Grisha is 9 books, 2012–2015.

“The Shadow and Bone and Six of Crows series have been adapted into Shadow and Bone by Netflix, and Ninth House will be adapted by Amazon Studios; Bardugo is an executive producer on both works.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Tortall
Narnia
World of Ice and Fire
An Ember in the Ashes
Throne of Glass
The Riftwar
Cosmere
Guardians of Ga'hoole

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.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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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 →

Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
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Start with The Capture →

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 Grisha?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Grisha on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Grisha?: The Gathering Dark. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Grisha.
How big is The Grisha?: The Grisha is 9 books, 2012–2015.

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