The Dark Star Trilogy: Similar romance series

The Poppy War

by R.F. Kuang

4.29 · 225 ratings

book · myths · paranormal · fiction · fantasy · poc-mc · high-fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · dark-fantasy · asian-mc · epic · dark · new-adult · young-adult · poc-author · audiobook · action-adventure · war · grim-dark

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Imriel's Trilogy

by Jacqueline Carey

4.28 · 113 ratings

adult · historical · magic · female-author · dark-fantasy · historical-fiction · romance · epic · dark · fiction · fantasy · action-adventure · alternate-history · medieval · lgbtq · gods · high-fantasy · audiobook · political-intrigue · politics

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The Daevabad Trilogy

by S.A. Chakraborty

4.34 · 188 ratings

book · fantasy · fiction · historical · adult · historical-fiction · romance · paranormal · myths · poc-mc · new-adult · magic · female-author · young-adult · royalty · supernatural · fae · audiobook · lgbtq · high-fantasy

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Kushiel's Universe

by Jacqueline Carey

4.22 · 371 ratings

fiction · fantasy · high-fantasy · lgbtq · epic · romance · book · alternate-history · action-adventure · female-author · dark-fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · magic · dark · supernatural · steamy · audiobook · paranormal · political-intrigue

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The Red Queen's War

by Mark Lawrence

4.21 · 110 ratings

europe · high-fantasy · grim-dark · fiction · action-adventure · humor · demons · epic · dark · fantasy · retellings · dark-fantasy · adult · magic · male-mc · post-apocalyptic · book · scandinavia · supernatural · paranormal

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Naamah Trilogy

by Jacqueline Carey

4.18 · 107 ratings

dark · supernatural · book · steamy · romance · audiobook · myths · political-intrigue · paranormal · fiction · action-adventure · fantasy · witches-wizards · female-mc · alternate-history · lgbtq · high-fantasy · bisexuality · historical · magic

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Phèdre's Trilogy

by Jacqueline Carey

4.16 · 169 ratings

romance · fiction · fantasy · epic · supernatural · book · myths · audiobook · paranormal · action-adventure · high-fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · adult · historical · magic · steamy · political-intrigue · politics · alternate-history

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Kushiel's Legacy

by Jacqueline Carey

4.24 · 266 ratings

lgbtq · fiction · fantasy · book · high-fantasy · epic · adult · romance · alternate-history · action-adventure · dark · dark-fantasy · female-author · historical-fiction · historical · magic · steamy · supernatural · paranormal · political-intrigue

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Dreamblood

by N.K. Jemisin

4.20 · 128 ratings

magic · female-author · afrofuturism · fiction · poc-mc · fantasy · lgbtq · paranormal · poc-author · historical-fiction · epic · action-adventure · high-fantasy · audiobook · contemporary · 21st-century · supernatural · book · adult · dark-fantasy

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The Traitor Son Cycle

by Miles Cameron

4.24 · 154 ratings

male-mc · military · book · dragons · heroic-fantasy · paranormal · audiobook · grim-dark · high-fantasy · fiction · fantasy · action-adventure · medieval · mythical-creatures · sword-sorcery · dark · epic · adult · historical · magic

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Gormenghast

by Mervyn Peake

3.82 · 145 ratings

literary · audiobook · gothic · literary-fiction · classics · epic · fiction · fantasy · 20th-century · dark · historical · dark-fantasy · horror · high-fantasy · humor · book · magical-realism · adult · steampunk · industrial-era

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Craft Sequence – internal chronology

by Max Gladstone

4.07 · 164 ratings

supernatural · urban-fantasy · magic · adult · male-author · lgbtq · industrial-era · steampunk · gods · fiction · action-adventure · mystery · fantasy · urban · paranormal · dystopia · contemporary · book · epic · horror

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Between Earth and Sky

by Rebecca Roanhorse

4.23 · 61 ratings

poc-mc · fiction · action-adventure · fantasy · high-fantasy · lgbtq · wlw · indigenous-mc · book · myths · coming-of-age · historical-fiction · historical · adult · epic · romantic-love · retellings · poc-author · audiobook · disability

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