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Books like Tyrants and Kings: 9 series to read next

Tyrants and Kings 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.

Tyrants and Kings is 3 books, 1999–2001.

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Acacia Trilogy
The Powder Mage
The City (Gemmell)
Shattered Sea
The Poppy War
Dragon Trilogies
The Darkness

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 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 →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

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

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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The City (Gemmell)Series

seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013

Grimdark, set in big city.

“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue description of The City

Start with The City →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Half a King →

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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The DarknessSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books1999

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

Start with Into the Darkness →

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 Tyrants and Kings?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Tyrants and Kings on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Tyrants and Kings?: The Jackal of Nar. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tyrants and Kings.
How big is Tyrants and Kings?: Tyrants and Kings is 3 books, 1999–2001.

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