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Books like The Soulfire Saga: 9 series to read next

The Soulfire Saga is epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world, dark and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Soulfire Saga is 3 books, 2023–2025.

“As the magical mists of the Veil devour the land, the populace struggles beneath the rule of ruthless noble houses and their uncaring immortal king.”
from the catalogue description of The Darkness Before Them

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Poppy War
The City (Gemmell)
Tolkien's legendarium
The Acacia Trilogy
The Riftwar
The Empty Throne
Shattered Sea

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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 Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark and fantasy.

“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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The City (Gemmell)Series

seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013

Grimdark and fantasy, set in 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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“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 Acacia TrilogySeries

seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007

Fantasy.

“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 RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy.

“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 Empty ThroneSeries

seriesDaniel Polansky2 books2015

Grimdark.

“Tall, strong, perfect - for three thousand years Those Above have ruled over their human subjects.”
from the catalogue description of Those Above

Start with Those Above →

Shattered SeaSeries

seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014

Fantasy, 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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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.

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What should I read after The Soulfire Saga?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Soulfire Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Soulfire Saga?: The Darkness Before Them. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Soulfire Saga.
How big is The Soulfire Saga?: The Soulfire Saga is 3 books, 2023–2025.

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