Series
Books like The Rai-Kirah: 9 series to read next
The Rai-Kirah is epic fantasy, about demons, 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 Rai-Kirah is 4 books, 2000–2007.
“Once his people were the guardians of magic such as the land had never seen, protectors and defenders.”
from the catalogue description of Transformation
- Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
- World of Ice and Fire
- The Inheritance (Jemisin)
- Malazan
- Gormenghast
- The War of Lost Hearts
- The Riftwar
- Korre
- A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer Cycle
seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977
About quests.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkfantasy
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About political intrigue and war.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkfantasy
seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010
About gods and political intrigue.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkfantasy
- GormenghastSeries
seriesMervyn Peake & Maeve Gilmore6 books1946
Gothic.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasy
- The War of Lost HeartsSeries
seriesCarissa Broadbent3 books2020
Romantasy, about war.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkemotionalfantasy
- The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy
- KorreSeries
seriesHolly Lisle2 books2005
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkfantasy
seriesJenn Lyons5 books2019
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkdemons
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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 Rai-Kirah?
- Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever — the closest match to The Rai-Kirah on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Rai-Kirah?
- Transformation. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Rai-Kirah.
- How big is The Rai-Kirah?
- The Rai-Kirah is 4 books, 2000–2007.