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Books like Ealdwood: 9 series to read next

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

Ealdwood is 4 books, 1979–1983.

“The Ealdwood Stories, also known as the Arafel Stories, are a collection of fantasy works by American writer C. J. Cherryh.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Narnia
The Last Unicorn
Zimiamvian Trilogy
The Dark Star Trilogy
Coop
Grishaverse

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.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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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A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy, emotional in tone.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
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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.”
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The Last UnicornSeries

seriesPeter S. Beagle8 books1968

About quests.

“The Last Unicorn is Peter S. Beagle's 1968 fantasy novel about a unicorn who, believing herself the last of her kind, sets out to learn what became of the others.”
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Start with The Last Unicorn →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

About political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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The Dark Star TrilogySeries

seriesMarlon James2 books2019

About political intrigue.

“Marlon James's Dark Star Trilogy opens with Black Leopard, Red Wolf, in which a mercenary tracker is hired to find a missing boy and is drawn into a war between kingdoms across a continent built from African history and mythology.”
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Start with Black Leopard, Red Wolf →

CoopSeries

seriesWalter Wangerin & Jr.2 books1978

About dark lord.

Start with The Book of the Dun Cow →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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.

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What should I read after Ealdwood?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Ealdwood on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ealdwood?: The Dreamstone. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ealdwood.
How big is Ealdwood?: Ealdwood is 4 books, 1979–1983.

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