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Books like Corean Chronicles: 9 series to read next

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

Corean Chronicles is 8 books, 2002–2011.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
The Riftwar
The Saga of Recluce
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Sword of Truth
Grishaverse

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

Epic fantasy and fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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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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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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 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 Saga of RecluceSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.48 books1991

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue and wizards, set in secondary world.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic of Recluce
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Magic of Recluce →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

About court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

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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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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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 Corean Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Corean Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Corean Chronicles?: Legacies. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Corean Chronicles.
How big is Corean Chronicles?: Corean Chronicles is 8 books, 2002–2011.

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