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Books like The Wave Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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

The Wave Trilogy is 3 books, 2012–2014.

“The river Irenicon was blasted through the middle of Rasenna in 1347 by Concordian Engineers, dividing the only city strong enough to resist them.”
from the catalogue description of Irenicon

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Circle of the World
The Acacia Trilogy
Shattered Sea
Grishaverse
The Poppy War
Dragon Trilogies
Cosmere

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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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“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

Start with The Blade Itself →

The Acacia TrilogySeries

seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“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 →

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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Start with Half a King →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark.

“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

Start with The Poppy War →

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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 Wave Trilogy?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Wave Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wave Trilogy?: Irenicon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wave Trilogy.
How big is The Wave Trilogy?: The Wave Trilogy is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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