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Books like Dilvish: 9 series to read next

Dilvish is fantasy and sword and sorcery, about quests, 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.

Dilvish is 13 books, 1965–1982.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Moorcock's Multiverse
Hyborian Age
The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
The Princess and the Goblin
Tiger and Del
Birthgrave
Sun Wolf and Starhawk

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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Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
from the catalogue description

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The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

Epic fantasy, about monster hunting, set in desert.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Tiger and DelSeries

seriesJennifer Roberson10 books1985

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Jennifer Roberson's fantasy series pairs Tiger, a desert-born sword-dancer from the south, with Del, a Northern swordswoman trained in her own tradition of blade-magic, as reluctant partners across a hostile borderland.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sword-Dancer →

BirthgraveSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1975

About identity.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue description of The Birthgrave

Start with The Birthgrave →

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1984

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

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 Dilvish?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Dilvish on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dilvish?: Passage to Dilfar. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dilvish.
How big is Dilvish?: Dilvish is 13 books, 1965–1982.
Is Dilvish finished?: Yes — 13 books, 1965–1982.

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