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Books like The Wounded Kingdom: 9 series to read next

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

The Wounded Kingdom is 3 books, 2017–2018.

“Girton Club-foot has no family, a crippled leg, and is apprenticed to the best assassin in the land.”
from the catalogue description of Age of Assassins

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Universe
The Poppy War
Night Angel
Shattered Sea
Throne of Glass
Forgotten Realms
The Circle of the World

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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Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne UniverseSeries

seriesBrian Staveley6 books2014

“Skullsworn is Brian Staveley's standalone prequel novel, set in the same world as his epic fantasy trilogy The Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Better Than Breath →

The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

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

“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 →

Night AngelUniverse

universe6 books2008

Dark fantasy.

“There are killers, and then there are wetboys — and the difference is that a wetboy never misses, because the magic in his blood will not let him.”
from the catalogue description

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Shattered SeaSeries

seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014

“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 →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue description

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Fantasy and grimdark, set in secondary world.

“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 →

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.

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What should I read after The Wounded Kingdom?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Wounded Kingdom on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wounded Kingdom?: Age of Assassins. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wounded Kingdom.
How big is The Wounded Kingdom?: The Wounded Kingdom is 3 books, 2017–2018.

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