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Books like The Silver Kings: 9 series to read next

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

The Silver Kings is 4 books, 2012–2015.

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Dragon Trilogies
The Traitor Son Cycle
The Poppy War
Shattered Sea
The Riftwar
The Circle of the World
Sword of Truth

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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“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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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

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

“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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The Traitor Son CycleSeries

seriesMiles Cameron5 books2012

Epic fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, 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

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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

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

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

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Shattered SeaSeries

seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014

About coming of age.

“Yarvi, el hijo menor del rey, nació con una malformación en una mano que ha llevado a todo el mundo, incluso a su propio padre, a considerarlo «medio hombre».”
from the catalogue description of Half a King
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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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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark and fantasy, 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

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Silver Kings?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Silver Kings on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Silver Kings?: The Black Mausoleum. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Silver Kings.
How big is The Silver Kings?: The Silver Kings is 4 books, 2012–2015.

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