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Books like The Star-Touched Queen: 9 series to read next

The Star-Touched Queen is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Star-Touched Queen is 6 books, 2016–2018.

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Caraval
Celestial Kingdom
Tolkien's legendarium
Iskari
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Earthsea
Raybearer
Once Upon a Broken Heart

CaravalSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2017

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Caraval →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

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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IskariSeries

seriesKristen Ciccarelli3 books2017

Fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went.”
from the catalogue description of The Last Namsara

Start with The Last Namsara →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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RaybearerSeries

seriesJordan Ifueko3 books2020

Epic fantasy.

“Redemptor continues her reign as empress, dealing with the political and spiritual fallout of the choices she made, while The Maid and the Crocodile follows a different protagonist in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raybearer →

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

About curses.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Star-Touched Queen?: Caraval — the closest match to The Star-Touched Queen on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Star-Touched Queen?: Death and Night. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Star-Touched Queen.
How big is The Star-Touched Queen?: The Star-Touched Queen is 6 books, 2016–2018.

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