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Books like Boreal Moon: 9 series to read next

Boreal Moon is epic fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Boreal Moon is 3 books, 2003–2006.

“The four kingdoms in the Boreal Sea that have clashed since time out of mind.”
from the catalogue description of Conqueror's Moon

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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Dragon Trilogies
The Riftwar
The Powder Mage
Sword of Truth
The Codex Alera
Sparhawk
Seven Realms Universe

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and 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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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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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
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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The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense and adventurous in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue description

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and 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.”
from the catalogue description

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Seven Realms UniverseSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima8 books2009

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Boreal Moon?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Boreal Moon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Boreal Moon?: Conqueror's Moon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Boreal Moon.
How big is Boreal Moon?: Boreal Moon is 3 books, 2003–2006.
Is Boreal Moon finished?: Yes — 3 books, 2003–2006.

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