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Books like Deverry: 9 series to read next

Deverry is epic fantasy and fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Deverry is 4 books, 1986–1990.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Kyralia series
Sparhawk
Cosmere
Shannara
The Saga of Recluce
World of Ice and Fire
Fortress (C. J. Cherryh)

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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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

Start with The Final Empire →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Saga of RecluceSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.48 books1991

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic of Recluce
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Magic of Recluce →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

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

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Fortress (C. J. Cherryh)Series

seriesC. J. Cherryh5 books1995

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words.”
from the catalogue description of Fortress in the Eye of Time
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fortress in the Eye of Time →

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 Deverry?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Deverry on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Deverry?: Daggerspell. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deverry.
How big is Deverry?: Deverry is 4 books, 1986–1990.

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