Series

Books like The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US): 9 series to read next

The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) is dark fantasy, about monster hunting, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) is 18 books, 2004–2023.

The The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) page →Narrow this list →

Stephen King multiverse
World of Ice and Fire
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
The Scholomance
The Ancestor
Malazan
The Thickety
Narnia
Nevernight

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

The ScholomanceSeries

seriesNaomi Novik3 books2020

About magic schools and survival.

Start with A Deadly Education →

The AncestorSeries

seriesMark Lawrence4 books2017

Epic fantasy, about magic schools.

“The three novels tell the story of Nona Grey, a peasant girl with mystical abilities.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Red Sister →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The ThicketySeries

seriesJ. A. White4 books2014

Dark fantasy and fantasy, dark and eerie in tone, about witches, set in secondary world.

Start with A Path Begins →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

NevernightSeries

seriesJay Kristoff3 books2016

About assassins.

“Set in the Republic of Itreya, it follows fledgling assassin Mia Corvere seeking revenge for her family.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Nevernight →

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 Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US)?: Stephen King multiverse — the closest match to The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US)?: The Spook's Apprentice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US).
How big is The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US)?: The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) is 18 books, 2004–2023.
Is The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) finished?: Yes — 18 books, 2004–2023.

Books like The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US): 9 series to read next

Read next in The Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US)

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one