Series
Books like The Necromancer Chronicles: 9 series to read next
The Necromancer Chronicles is fantasy and dark fantasy, about undead, 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 Necromancer Chronicles is 4 books, 2009–2012.
“Symir -- the Drowning City. home to exiles and expatriates, pirates and smugglers.”
from the catalogue description of The Drowning City
- World of Ice and Fire
- Malazan
- The Circle of the World
- Witches Steeped in Gold
- Parallel Universe
- Night Angel
- Blood of Lilith
- Forgotten Realms
- Grishaverse
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about war.
matcheddarkfantasysecondary worldpolitical intrigue
- Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
seriesCiannon Smart2 books2021
About witches and enemies to lovers.
matcheddarkfantasydark fantasytensesecondary worldpolitical intrigue
- Parallel UniverseSeries
seriesPaula Volsky5 books1991
Fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasydarktensesecondary worldpolitical intrigue
- Night AngelUniverse
universe6 books2008
Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about assassins, set in secondary world.
matcheddarkdark fantasyfantasytensesecondary worldassassins
- Blood of LilithSeries
seriesScarlett St. Clair1 book2025
Romantasy, about forbidden love.
matchedfantasydarkdark fantasytensesecondary worldpolitical intriguebig city
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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 Necromancer Chronicles?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Necromancer Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Necromancer Chronicles?
- The Drowning City. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Necromancer Chronicles.
- How big is The Necromancer Chronicles?
- The Necromancer Chronicles is 4 books, 2009–2012.