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Books like The Radiant Emperor: 9 series to read next

The Radiant Emperor is historical fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in east asia, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Radiant Emperor is 2 books, 2021–2023.

“The Radiant Emperor reimagines the rise of the founder of a Chinese dynasty as a peasant girl who takes on her dead brother's identity and destiny to survive famine and war, rising through ambition and deception toward the throne.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Heirs of the Demon King
The Warlord Chronicles
The Circle of the World
Innis Lear
Flame in the Mist
Grishaverse
The City (Gemmell)

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

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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Heirs of the Demon KingSeries

seriesSarah Cawkwell1 book2014

Set in british isles.

Start with Uprising →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Historical fiction, set in british isles.

“The books were originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom and by St. Martin's Press in the United States.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Winter King →

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark, set in secondary world.

“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 →

Innis LearSeries

seriesTessa Gratton2 books2018

Set in secondary world.

“The king's hold on the crown must end--willingly or at the edge of my sword.”
from the catalogue description of The Queens of Innis Lear

Start with The Queens of Innis Lear →

Flame in the MistSeries

seriesRenée Ahdieh4 books2017

Set in our world.

Start with Flame in the Mist →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Set in secondary world.

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

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The City (Gemmell)Series

seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013

Grimdark, set in secondary world and big city.

“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue description of The City

Start with The City →

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 Radiant Emperor?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Radiant Emperor on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Radiant Emperor?: She Who Became the Sun. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Radiant Emperor.
How big is The Radiant Emperor?: The Radiant Emperor is 2 books, 2021–2023.

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