Series
Books like The Traitor Son Cycle: 9 series to read next
The Traitor Son Cycle is epic fantasy, about war and political intrigue, 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 Traitor Son Cycle is 5 books, 2012–2017.
“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
- World of Ice and Fire
- Malazan
- Dragon Trilogies
- The Circle of the World
- The Acacia Trilogy
- Tolkien's legendarium
- The Poppy War
- The Riftwar
- The Powder Mage
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarkpolitical intriguewarfantasy
- MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarkmultiple povwar
- Dragon TrilogiesSeries
seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988
Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and dragons, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasytensepolitical intriguefantasydragons
- The Circle of the WorldUniverse
universe29 books2006
Fantasy and grimdark, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasygrimdark
- The Acacia TrilogySeries
seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasywardarkpolitical intriguefantasy
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
- The Poppy WarSeries
seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarktensewarfantasygrimdark
- The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasyfantasy
- The Powder MageUniverse
universe19 books2013
Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasytensewarpolitical intriguefantasy
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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 Traitor Son Cycle?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Traitor Son Cycle on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Traitor Son Cycle?
- The Red Knight. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Traitor Son Cycle.
- How big is The Traitor Son Cycle?
- The Traitor Son Cycle is 5 books, 2012–2017.












