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Books like DragonCrown War: 9 series to read next

DragonCrown War is epic fantasy, 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.

DragonCrown War is 5 books, 2000–2005.

“Once one of the grandest of human cities, Yslin now has a dark heart known as the Dimandowns.”
from the catalogue description of Fortress Draconis

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Cosmere
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer Cycle
The Riftwar
The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

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

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

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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A Chorus of Dragons / Godslayer CycleSeries

seriesJenn Lyons5 books2019

About demons.

“The five-book series is told through interleaved, non-chronological narration rather than a single straightforward timeline.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ruin of Kings →

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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The Kingdoms of Thorn and BoneSeries

seriesGreg Keyes4 books2003

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

“In doing so, she freed the race of humans - once taken from their distant homes and forced to wear the bitter yoke of slavery.”
from the catalogue description of The Briar King
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Start with The Briar King →

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 DragonCrown War?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to DragonCrown War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with DragonCrown War?: Fortress Draconis. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for DragonCrown War.
How big is DragonCrown War?: DragonCrown War is 5 books, 2000–2005.

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