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Books like Wicked Fae: 9 series to read next

Wicked Fae is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wicked Fae is 6 books, 2020–2021.

A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Plated Prisoner
Tolkien's legendarium
Erith
Fairy Tale Retelling
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Bring Me Their Hearts
Folktales
The World of Hetar

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae, set in secondary world.

“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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ErithSeries

seriesCecilia Dart-Thornton4 books2001

Epic fantasy, about quests.

Start with The Enchanted: A Tale of Erith →

Fairy Tale RetellingSeries

seriesScarlett St. Clair2 books2023

Fairy tale retelling.

“Advertised as a novella but Kobo USA reports 54K words as of 2024-08-23.”
from the catalogue description of Mountains Made of Glass

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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

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Bring Me Their HeartsSeries

seriesSara Wolf3 books2018

“Controlled by a witch who keeps her heart in a jar, Zera is compelled to infiltrate the court of Crown Prince Lucien and seduce him in order to exchange his heart for her own.”
from the catalogue description

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FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

The World of HetarSeries

seriesBertrice Small6 books2005

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Sold into a Pleasure House by her father, she commits herself to a lifetime of servitude.”
from the catalogue description of Lara

Start with Lara →

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.

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What should I read after Wicked Fae?: A Court of Thorns and Roses — the closest match to Wicked Fae on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wicked Fae?: Trial of Thorns. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wicked Fae.
How big is Wicked Fae?: Wicked Fae is 6 books, 2020–2021.

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