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Books like Dragonwatch: 9 series to read next

Dragonwatch is fantasy and epic fantasy, about dragons, 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.

Dragonwatch is 5 books, 2017–2021.

“In the hidden dragon sanctuary of Wyrmroost, Celebrant the Just, King of the Dragons, plots his revenge.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Sparhawk
Fablehaven Universe
World of Ice and Fire
Shannara
Redwall
The Riftwar
Narnia
Wings of 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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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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Fablehaven UniverseSeries

seriesBrandon Mull12 books2006

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and dragons, set in secondary world.

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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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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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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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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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Wings of FireSeries

seriesTui T. Sutherland24 books2012

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world.

“Raised under the mountain within the Claws of the Clouds Mountains.”
from the catalogue description of The Dragonet Prophecy
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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 Dragonwatch?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Dragonwatch on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dragonwatch?: Dragonwatch. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dragonwatch.
How big is Dragonwatch?: Dragonwatch is 5 books, 2017–2021.

Books like Dragonwatch: 9 series to read next

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