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Books like A Shannara Trilogy Prequel: 9 series to read next

A Shannara Trilogy Prequel is fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards, 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.

A Shannara Trilogy Prequel is 1 book, from 1996.

“Bremen and his allies race to forge the Sword of Shannara - a weapon drawing its power from absolute truth - while Bremen's chosen successor, the young druid who will become Allanon, steps into the role that shapes the rest of the saga.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Sparhawk
The Riftwar
Narnia
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
The Princess and the Goblin
Sovereign Stone
The Ivory Key
Pellinor

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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Sovereign StoneSeries

seriesMargaret Weis, Tracy Hickman & Don Perrin4 books1999

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and magical artifacts, set in secondary world.

“Second in line for succession to the throne, Prince Dagnarus will have his crown...and his queen -- though his heart's prize is a married elfin beauty.”
from the catalogue description of Well of Darkness
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Start with Well of Darkness →

The Ivory KeySeries

seriesAkshaya Raman2 books2022

About sibling rivalry.

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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

About chosen one.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

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 A Shannara Trilogy Prequel?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to A Shannara Trilogy Prequel on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with A Shannara Trilogy Prequel?: First King of Shannara. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Shannara Trilogy Prequel.
How big is A Shannara Trilogy Prequel?: A Shannara Trilogy Prequel is 1 book, from 1996.

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