Series
Books like The Wicked Years: 9 series to read next
The Wicked Years is dark fantasy, about witches, set in secondary world, dark and reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Wicked Years is 6 books, 1995–2026.
“When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story.”
from the catalogue description of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
- Malazan
- World of Ice and Fire
- The Circle of the World
- Earthsea
- Gormenghast
- Witches Steeped in Gold
- Soldier Son
- Night Angel
- The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasypolitical intriguewar
- EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
Epic fantasy, about wizards.
matchedsecondary worldreflectivefantasy
- GormenghastSeries
seriesMervyn Peake & Maeve Gilmore6 books1946
Gothic.
matchedsecondary worlddarkfantasy
- Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
seriesCiannon Smart2 books2021
Tense in tone, about enemies to lovers.
matchedsecondary worlddarkdark fantasywitchesfantasypolitical intrigue
- Soldier SonSeries
seriesRobin Hobb3 books2005
Epic fantasy, about colonialism.
matchedsecondary worldreflectivefantasycoming of ageidentity
- Night AngelUniverse
universe6 books2008
Tense in tone, about assassins.
matchedsecondary worlddarkdark fantasyfantasy
seriesGarth Nix11 books1995
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
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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 Wicked Years?
- Malazan — the closest match to The Wicked Years on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Wicked Years?
- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wicked Years.
- How big is The Wicked Years?
- The Wicked Years is 6 books, 1995–2026.