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Books like The Inheritance (Jemisin): 9 series to read next

The Inheritance (Jemisin) is epic fantasy and fantasy, about gods, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Inheritance (Jemisin) is 9 books, 2010–2019.

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Percheron Saga
Grishaverse
The Circle of the World
Gormenghast
Between Earth and Sky
Cosmere
Kushiel's Legacy Universe

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

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

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Percheron SagaSeries

seriesFiona McIntosh3 books2005

About war.

“Thrust into the centre of this epic battle is Lazar, and his beloved Ana.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Odalisque →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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 →

GormenghastSeries

seriesMervyn Peake & Maeve Gilmore6 books1946

Gothic.

“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Titus Groan →

Between Earth and SkySeries

seriesRebecca Roanhorse3 books2020

About prophecy.

“The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.”
from the catalogue description of Black Sun
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Start with Black Sun →

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 →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

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 Inheritance (Jemisin)?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Inheritance (Jemisin) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Inheritance (Jemisin)?: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Inheritance (Jemisin).
How big is The Inheritance (Jemisin)?: The Inheritance (Jemisin) is 9 books, 2010–2019.

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