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Books like Devan Chronicles: 9 series to read next

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

Devan Chronicles is 4 books, 2001–2007.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Sword of Truth
Cosmere
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Shannara
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
World of Ice and Fire

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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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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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic 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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic 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.”
from the catalogue description

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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

About political intrigue and 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
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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Dark in tone.

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

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

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What should I read after Devan Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Devan Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Devan Chronicles?: The God Decrees. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Devan Chronicles.
How big is Devan Chronicles?: Devan Chronicles is 4 books, 2001–2007.

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