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Books like War for the Rose Throne: 9 series to read next

War for the Rose Throne is grimdark, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

War for the Rose Throne is 5 books, 2018–2026.

“Tomas sets out to reclaim what was his with help from Anne, his brother, Jochan, and his new gang: the Pious Men.”
from the catalogue description of Priest of Bones

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World of Ice and Fire
The Broken Empire
Malazan
The Circle of the World
The Poppy War
Grishaverse
An Ember in the Ashes
Shattered Sea
Low Town

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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The Broken EmpireUniverse

universe27 books2011

Grimdark, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“What looks like sword-and-castle medievalism is the ash of our own age, and the magic is only physics that learned to listen.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy.

“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 Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark and fantasy, 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 →

The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Epic fantasy.

“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 →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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An Ember in the AshesSeries

seriesSabaa Tahir4 books2015

Epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution.

“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

Shattered SeaSeries

seriesJoe Abercrombie4 books2014

Epic fantasy, 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
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Low TownSeries

seriesDaniel Polansky4 books2011

Grimdark and fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world and big city.

“Rigus is the greatest city in the Thirteen Lands, a glittering metropolis of crystalline citadels and sumptuous manors, where gentlewomen hide delicate smiles behind silken sleeves and bored nobles settle affairs of honor with cold steel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Low Town →

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 War for the Rose Throne?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to War for the Rose Throne on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with War for the Rose Throne?: Priest of Bones. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for War for the Rose Throne.
How big is War for the Rose Throne?: War for the Rose Throne is 5 books, 2018–2026.

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