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Books like Dragonslayer: 9 series to read next

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

Dragonslayer is 4 books, 2008–2012.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Earthsea
Moorcock's Multiverse
Fablehaven Universe
Deltora milieu
Shannara
Sparhawk
Hyborian Age

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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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.”
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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.”
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Fablehaven UniverseSeries

seriesBrandon Mull12 books2006

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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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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.”
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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic 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.”
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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.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Dragonslayer?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Dragonslayer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dragonslayer?: The Dragonslayer's Sword. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dragonslayer.
How big is Dragonslayer?: Dragonslayer is 4 books, 2008–2012.

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