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Books like Argylle: 9 series to read next

Argylle is 3 books, 1993–1996.

Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
Ile-Rien
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Earthsea
His Dark Materials
The Saga of Recluce
Kyralia series
The Riftwar

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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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 →

Ile-RienSeries

seriesMartha Wells12 books1993

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The Ile-Rien books are a series of fantasy novels by Martha Wells set in the fictional country of Ile-Rien.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Element of Fire →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Name of the Wind →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Fantasy and epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, 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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The Saga of RecluceSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.48 books1991

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic of Recluce
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Magic of Recluce →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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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Why these

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Questions readers ask

What should I read after Argylle?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Argylle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Argylle?: The Well-Favored Man. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Argylle.
How big is Argylle?: Argylle is 3 books, 1993–1996.

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