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

Crystals of Memory is 9 books, 2018–2024.

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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Riftwar
Cosmere
Grishaverse
Malazan
Kyralia series
Guardians of Ga'hoole

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“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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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy.

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“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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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

Epic fantasy, about coming of age.

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
from the catalogue description
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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.

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What should I read after Crystals of Memory?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Crystals of Memory on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crystals of Memory?: Fletcher. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crystals of Memory.
How big is Crystals of Memory?: Crystals of Memory is 9 books, 2018–2024.

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