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Books like Blacktongue: 9 series to read next

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

Blacktongue is 2 books, 2021–2024.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Guardians of Ga'hoole
Grishaverse
Gentleman Bastard Sequence
Narnia
Malazan
The Legend of Eli Monpress
Cosmere
The Band

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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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

About 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 →

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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Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries

seriesScott Lynch7 books2006

About con artists and heist, set in big city.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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The Legend of Eli MonpressSeries

seriesRachel Aaron6 books2010

About con artists.

“Rachel Aaron's Legend of Eli Monpress follows Eli, a wizard and self-proclaimed greatest thief of his age, who teams up with a swordsman wielding a sentient magical blade and a shadow-stepping demon to pull off escalating heists.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Spirit's Oath →

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 →

The BandSeries

seriesNicholas Eames2 books2017

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous and funny in tone, about found family and quests, set in secondary world.

Start with Kings of the Wyld →

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 Blacktongue?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Blacktongue on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Blacktongue?: The Blacktongue Thief. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blacktongue.
How big is Blacktongue?: Blacktongue is 2 books, 2021–2024.

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