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Books like Deep Magic anthologies: 9 series to read next

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

Deep Magic anthologies is 7 books, 2016–2025.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Narnia
Howl's Castle
Dying Earth
World of Septimus Heap
Magic Kingdom of Landover
Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice

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

Reflective in tone.

“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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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Name of the Wind →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

Fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Dying Earth →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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Magic Kingdom of LandoverSeries

seriesTerry Brooks8 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

Circle of Magic / The Wizard ApprenticeSeries

seriesDebra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Debra Doyle (pseudonym) & James D. Macdonald (pseudonym)8 books1990

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“The later volumes carry the apprentice further from the classroom into court intrigue and open conflict.”
from the catalogue description

Start with School of Wizardry →

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 Deep Magic anthologies?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Deep Magic anthologies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Deep Magic anthologies?: Deep Magic: Volume I. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deep Magic anthologies.
How big is Deep Magic anthologies?: Deep Magic anthologies is 7 books, 2016–2025.

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