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

Atlan / Cija is 4 books, 1963–1977.

“For seventeen years her mother had kept her imprisoned in a tower.”
from the catalogue description of The Serpent

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
His Dark Materials
Tortall
World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
Cosmere
Birthgrave
Forgotten Realms

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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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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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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

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

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BirthgraveSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1975

About revenge and identity.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue description of The Birthgrave

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Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after Atlan / Cija?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Atlan / Cija on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Atlan / Cija?: The Serpent. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Atlan / Cija.
How big is Atlan / Cija?: Atlan / Cija is 4 books, 1963–1977.

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