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Books like Warhammer Fantasy: 9 series to read next

Warhammer Fantasy is fantasy and epic fantasy, about monster hunting, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Warhammer Fantasy is 704 books across 57 series, 1989–2025.

“There is only the next battle, and the certainty that the horizon will always be black with the banners of Chaos.”
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Malazan
World of Ice and Fire
The Powder Mage
The Poppy War
The Circle of the World
Forgotten Realms
Fallen Gods / Godkiller
Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
Grishaverse

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

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

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Epic fantasy and grimdark, 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.”
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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 →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Fallen Gods / GodkillerSeries

seriesHannah Kaner3 books2023

“Hannah Kaner's Godkiller follows Kissen, who lost her family to zealots of a fire god and now kills gods for a living, until she meets Skedi, a small god of white lies bound against his will to a young noble and hunted by assassins.”
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Start with Godkiller →

Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

seriesPatrick Weekes, David Gaider, Brianne Battye, Courtney Woods, John Epler, Lukas Kristjanson, Sylvia Feketekuty, Arone Le Bray, Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Chris Bain, Christopher Morgan, Liane Merciel, Matthew Goldman & Ryan Cormier21 books2009

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

“The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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 Warhammer Fantasy?: Malazan — the closest match to Warhammer Fantasy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Warhammer Fantasy?: Trollslayer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Warhammer Fantasy, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is Warhammer Fantasy?: Warhammer Fantasy is 704 books across 57 series, 1989–2025.

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