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Books like The Hallowed War: 9 series to read next

The Hallowed War is epic fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Hallowed War is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Cosmere
The Poppy War
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Universe
Sparhawk
The Riftwar
Godspeaker
The Powder Mage

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and 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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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 →

Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne UniverseSeries

seriesBrian Staveley6 books2014

“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 →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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GodspeakerSeries

seriesKaren Miller3 books2007

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about political intrigue and faith and religion, set in secondary world.

Start with Empress of Mijak →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Hallowed War?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Hallowed War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Hallowed War?: The Pagan Night. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Hallowed War.
How big is The Hallowed War?: The Hallowed War is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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