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Books like Crown Service: 9 series to read next

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

Crown Service is 3 books, 2014–2018.

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Kyralia series
Grishaverse
World of Ice and Fire
Throne of Glass
The Riftwar
Earthsea
Lightbringer
Summoner (Taran Matharu)
The Queen of the Tearling

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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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LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

Summoner (Taran Matharu)Series

seriesTaran Matharu7 books2015

Epic fantasy, about magic schools, set in secondary world.

“Stable boy Arcturus accidentally becomes Hominum's first common summoner and is whisked away to Vocans Academy, but before he can settle in he must choose a side or watch the Empire crumble.”
from the catalogue description of The Outcast

Start with The Outcast →

The Queen of the TearlingSeries

seriesErika Johansen4 books2014

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

“Erika Johansen's Queen of the Tearling trilogy follows Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, heir to a struggling kingdom on a future landmass, as she's thrust from hiding into a throne threatened by more powerful neighboring realms.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Queen of the Tearling →

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 Crown Service?: Kyralia series — the closest match to Crown Service on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crown Service?: Blades of Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crown Service.
How big is Crown Service?: Crown Service is 3 books, 2014–2018.

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