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Underworld Gods is 4 books, 2022–2024.

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Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Nytefall Trilogy
Belladonna
Blood and Ash Universe
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Plated Prisoner
Tolkien's legendarium
Malazan
The Nightshade Crown

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

About political intrigue.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

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Nytefall TrilogySeries

seriesChloe C. Peñaranda3 books2023

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Chloe C. Peñaranda's Nytefall trilogy continues the star-maiden Astraea's story after she wins her freedom, following her as she tries to hold onto it while recovering memories and coming into dangerous new powers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Dying →

BelladonnaSeries

seriesAdalyn Grace4 books2022

“Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate.”
from the catalogue description

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Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Romantasy, set in secondary world.

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A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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The Plated PrisonerSeries

seriesRaven Kennedy6 books2020

“Gold floors, gold walls, gold furniture, gold clothes.”
from the catalogue description of Gild

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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“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 Nightshade CrownSeries

seriesHannah Whitten3 books2023

Set in secondary world.

“When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire.”
from the catalogue description of The Foxglove King

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What should I read after Underworld Gods?: Kushiel's Legacy Universe — the closest match to Underworld Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Underworld Gods?: River of Shadows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Underworld Gods.
How big is Underworld Gods?: Underworld Gods is 4 books, 2022–2024.

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