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Contender is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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Stephen King multiverse
Grishaverse
Throne of Glass
His Dark Materials
Red Queen
Sword of Truth
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Dragon Chronicles

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

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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Red QueenSeries

seriesVictoria Aveyard14 books2015

Dystopia, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict.

“Victoria Aveyard's debut novel opens a four-book main sequence - Red Queen, Glass Sword, King's Cage, War Storm - plus the interstitial novella Cruel Crown and the epilogue novella Broken Throne.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Queen Song →

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy.

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

universe38 books1950

“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 Dragon ChroniclesSeries

seriesSusan Fletcher4 books1989

About dragons.

“The Dragon Chronicles opens with Dragon's Milk, Susan Fletcher's 1989 debut and the first book in this fantasy quartet.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dragon's Milk →

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What should I read after Contender?: Stephen King multiverse — the closest match to Contender on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Contender?: The Chosen. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Contender.
How big is Contender?: Contender is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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