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Books like The Powder Mage Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Powder Mage Trilogy is epic fantasy, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Powder Mage Trilogy is 15 books, 2013–2017.

“Several short stories and novellas set in the world of The Powder Mage trilogy have been published, as well as an additional trilogy called Gods of Blood and Powder.”
from the catalogue description
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World of Ice and Fire
Dragon Trilogies
Malazan
The Riftwar
Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
The Codex Alera
The Acacia Trilogy
The Traitor Son Cycle

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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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue description
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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

“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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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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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 →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

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

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Furies of Calderon →

The Acacia TrilogySeries

seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007

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

“David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

The Traitor Son CycleSeries

seriesMiles Cameron5 books2012

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

“Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders.”
from the catalogue description of The Red Knight

Start with The Red Knight →

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 Powder Mage Trilogy?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Powder Mage Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Powder Mage Trilogy?: Promise of Blood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Powder Mage Trilogy.
How big is The Powder Mage Trilogy?: The Powder Mage Trilogy is 15 books, 2013–2017.

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