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Books like Atlanton Earth: 9 series to read next

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

Atlanton Earth is 12 books, 1977–1991.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
Narnia
The Riftwar
Shannara
Cosmere
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Dragonlance
Guardians of Ga'hoole

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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, 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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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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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and 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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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

DragonlanceUniverse

universe436 books1984

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The gods have kept their silence over Krynn for three hundred years, and the world has learned to make do without them: the dragons are a nursery tale, the old clerics gone, faith worn down to superstition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dragons of Autumn Twilight →

Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

About war and coming of age.

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Capture →

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 Atlanton Earth?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Atlanton Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Atlanton Earth?: Atlanton Earth is 12 books, 1977–1991.
Is Atlanton Earth finished?: Yes — 12 books, 1977–1991.

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