Series
Books like Brak the Barbarian: 9 series to read next
Brak the Barbarian is sword and sorcery and fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Brak the Barbarian is 16 books, 1963–1980.
“John Jakes's Brak the Barbarian follows his own wandering barbarian swordsman, Brak, through sword-and-sorcery adventures modeled on the pulp tradition of the 1930s and '40s but original to Jakes rather than adapted from an earlier author.”
from the catalogue description
- Tolkien's legendarium
- Hyborian Age
- The Primal Land
- Narnia
- Nyumbani Universe
- The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
- Thongor
- Swords Against Darkness
- Sun Wolf and Starhawk
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
- Hyborian AgeUniverse
universe242 books1929
Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedadventuroussecondary worldsword and sorceryfantasy
- The Primal LandSeries
seriesBrian Lumley5 books1984
Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
matchedadventurousquestssecondary worldfantasysword and sorcery
- Nyumbani UniverseSeries
seriesCharles R. Saunders39 books1974
Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
matchedadventurousquestssword and sorceryfantasysecondary world
seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012
Epic fantasy.
matchedadventurousquestssecondary worldsword and sorceryfantasymonster huntingdesertwizards
- ThongorSeries
seriesRobert M. Price & Lin Carter33 books1965
Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
matchedadventurousquestssecondary worldsword and sorceryfantasy
- Swords Against DarknessSeries
seriesAndrew J. Offutt5 books1977
Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
matchedadventurousquestssecondary worldsword and sorceryfantasyshort story cycle
- Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries
seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1984
Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.
matchedadventuroussecondary worldfantasysword and sorcerywizards
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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 Brak the Barbarian?
- Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Brak the Barbarian on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Brak the Barbarian?
- Brak the Barbarian. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Brak the Barbarian.
- How big is Brak the Barbarian?
- Brak the Barbarian is 16 books, 1963–1980.
- Is Brak the Barbarian finished?
- Yes — 16 books, 1963–1980.













