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Books like Arcady: 9 series to read next

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

Arcady is 3 books, 1996–2008.

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Earthsea
Tolkien's legendarium
The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Last Unicorn
Seraphina Universe
His Dark Materials
Zimiamvian Trilogy
The Princess and the Goblin
Discworld

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

About wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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 Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

The Last UnicornSeries

seriesPeter S. Beagle8 books1968

Bittersweet in tone.

“The Last Unicorn is Peter S. Beagle's 1968 fantasy novel about a unicorn who, believing herself the last of her kind, sets out to learn what became of the others.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Last Unicorn →

Seraphina UniverseSeries

seriesRachel Hartman6 books2012

About identity.

Start with Among Ghosts →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

About political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“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 →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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 Arcady?: Earthsea — the closest match to Arcady on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Arcady?: Arcady. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Arcady.
How big is Arcady?: Arcady is 3 books, 1996–2008.

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