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Books like Darksword: 9 series to read next

Darksword is epic fantasy and fantasy, about prophecy, 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.

Darksword is 5 books, 1988–1997.

“The Darksword series consists of the initial three books of The Darksword Trilogy, a supplemental role-playing volume, and a single-volume sequel.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
The Licanius Trilogy
The Riftwar
Narnia
Sword of Truth
Grishaverse
Pellinor
Shannara

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.”
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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

About quests.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
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Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

The Licanius TrilogySeries

seriesJames Islington3 books2014

About political intrigue.

“The three books trace how the old war's cover-up starts to unravel.”
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Start with The Shadow of What Was Lost →

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.”
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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
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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.”
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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

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

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

About quests.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
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Start with The Bone Queen →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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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 Darksword?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Darksword on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Darksword?: Forging the Darksword. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Darksword.
How big is Darksword?: Darksword is 5 books, 1988–1997.

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