Series
Books like Tower and Knife: 9 series to read next
Tower and Knife is epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Tower and Knife is 4 books, 2011–2017.
“Treachery and betrayal characterize the struggle for power that ensues after the emperor of the Cerani Empire is afflicted with the plague that is sweeping the land.”
from the catalogue description of The Emperor's Knife
- World of Ice and Fire
- Malazan
- The Riftwar
- Grishaverse
- The Circle of the World
- The Poppy War
- The Acacia Trilogy
- Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne Universe
- Shattered Sea
- 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 fantasydarkfantasypolitical intriguewar
- MalazanUniverse
universe36 books1999
Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarkmultiple povwar
- The RiftwarUniverse
universe44 books1982
Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worldfantasy
- The Poppy WarSeries
seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018
Grimdark.
matchedsecondary worldtensedarkepic fantasyfantasywar
- The Acacia TrilogySeries
seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarkfantasypolitical intriguewar
seriesBrian Staveley6 books2014
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasydarktensefantasymultiple pov
- Shattered SeaSeries
seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014
About coming of age.
matchedepic fantasysecondary worlddarkfantasy
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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 Tower and Knife?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Tower and Knife on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Tower and Knife?
- The Emperor's Knife. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tower and Knife.
- How big is Tower and Knife?
- Tower and Knife is 4 books, 2011–2017.