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Books like Ascension (Dirk Strasser): 9 series to read next

Ascension (Dirk Strasser) is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ascension (Dirk Strasser) is 4 books, 1993–1996.

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World of Ice and Fire
The Riftwar
Malazan
Sword of Truth
His Dark Materials
Cosmere
Sparhawk
Throne of Glass
Grishaverse

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Dark in tone, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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.”
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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

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic 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.”
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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Ascension (Dirk Strasser)?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Ascension (Dirk Strasser) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ascension (Dirk Strasser)?: Zenith. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ascension (Dirk Strasser).
How big is Ascension (Dirk Strasser)?: Ascension (Dirk Strasser) is 4 books, 1993–1996.

Books like Ascension (Dirk Strasser): 9 series to read next

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