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Books like Arcane Cultivator: 9 series to read next

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

Arcane Cultivator is 3 books, 2023–2024.

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Earthsea
World of Septimus Heap
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Howl's Castle
Tolkien's legendarium
Kyralia series
The Riftwar
Circle of Magic
Narnia

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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.”
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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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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.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

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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.”
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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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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.”
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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 Arcane Cultivator?: Earthsea — the closest match to Arcane Cultivator on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Arcane Cultivator?: Arcane Cultivator. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Arcane Cultivator.
How big is Arcane Cultivator?: Arcane Cultivator is 3 books, 2023–2024.

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