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Books like The Malediction Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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

The Malediction Trilogy is 5 books, 2014–2017.

“Stolen Songbird opens Danielle L. Jensen's Malediction trilogy with Cecile, a human girl abducted and forced to marry the cursed troll prince of an underground city, in a bargain meant to break the curse trapping his people below the earth.”
from the catalogue description

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The Cursebreaker
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Bridge Kingdom
The Powerless Trilogy
This Woven Kingdom
Saga of the Unfated
Lightlark
Legacy of Orisha
Celestial Kingdom

The CursebreakerSeries

seriesBrigid Kemmerer3 books2019

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about curses, set in secondary world.

“Sequels include A Heart So Fierce and Broken and A Vow So Bold and Deadly.”
from the catalogue description of A Curse So Dark and Lonely

Start with A Curse So Dark and Lonely →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

The Bridge KingdomSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen7 books2018

About war.

“The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bridge Kingdom →

The Powerless TrilogySeries

seriesLauren Roberts5 books2023

Fantasy and romantasy, set in secondary world.

“Lauren Roberts' trilogy, beginning with Powerless, was later expanded with a further Fearless duology set in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Powerless →

This Woven KingdomSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi4 books2022

Romantasy and epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Tahereh Mafi's This Woven Kingdom follows Alizeh, a servant girl who is secretly the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom, and Kamran, the human crown prince drawn to her despite prophecies foretelling his own king's downfall.”
from the catalogue description

Start with This Woven Kingdom →

Saga of the UnfatedSeries

seriesDanielle L. Jensen2 books2024

About gods and enemies to lovers.

“Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior.”
from the catalogue description of A Fate Inked in Blood

Start with A Fate Inked in Blood →

LightlarkSeries

seriesAlex Aster6 books2022

Tense in tone, set in secondary world.

“Alex Aster's Lightlark saga is set on an island where six realms, each bound by an old curse, converge only once a century for a deadly game that could break their curses for good.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lightlark →

Legacy of OrishaSeries

seriesTomi Adeyemi3 books2018

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world.

“Tomi Adeyemi's Legacy of Orïsha trilogy opens with Children of Blood and Bone, following Zélie, a girl from a persecuted caste of former magic-users, on a quest to restore magic to a kingdom that outlawed and hunted her people.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Children of Blood and Bone →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

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 Malediction Trilogy?: The Cursebreaker — the closest match to The Malediction Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Malediction Trilogy?: The Songbird's Overture: A Malediction Trilogy Short Story. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Malediction Trilogy.
How big is The Malediction Trilogy?: The Malediction Trilogy is 5 books, 2014–2017.

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