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Books like Wraeththu Histories: 9 series to read next

Wraeththu Histories is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wraeththu Histories is 3 books, 2003–2005.

“When two young Wraeththu hara came together to produce a miraculous new life.”
from the catalogue description of The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure

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World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Cosmere
Gormenghast
The Inheritance (Jemisin)
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Grishaverse
Tolkien's legendarium
The Circle of the World

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

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

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

GormenghastSeries

seriesMervyn Peake & Maeve Gilmore6 books1946

Gothic.

“Peake was writing a fourth novel, Titus Awakes, at the time of his death in 1968.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Titus Groan →

The Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and gods, set in secondary world.

Start with The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“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

Start with Earth Begotten →

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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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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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“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 →

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 Wraeththu Histories?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Wraeththu Histories on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wraeththu Histories?: The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wraeththu Histories.
How big is Wraeththu Histories?: Wraeththu Histories is 3 books, 2003–2005.
Is Wraeththu Histories finished?: Yes — 3 books, 2003–2005.

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