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Books like Earthsea Cycle: 9 series to read next

Earthsea Cycle is fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world, reflective in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Earthsea Cycle is 18 books, 1964–2018.

“As it happens in most of these cases, his talent for magic was recognised when he was a boy, a wizard had him as apprentice for a while, and then he was transferred to Roke, to the school for magic.”
from the catalogue description of A Wizard of Earthsea
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Seraphina Universe
Tortall
Pellinor
Kyralia series
Grishaverse
The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Last Unicorn

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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Seraphina UniverseSeries

seriesRachel Hartman6 books2012

Fantasy, about identity, set in secondary world.

Start with Among Ghosts →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

About chosen one.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

The Last UnicornSeries

seriesPeter S. Beagle8 books1968

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

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Last Unicorn →

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 Earthsea Cycle?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Earthsea Cycle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Earthsea Cycle?: A Wizard of Earthsea. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Earthsea Cycle.
How big is Earthsea Cycle?: Earthsea Cycle is 18 books, 1964–2018.
Is Earthsea Cycle finished?: Yes — 18 books, 1964–2018.

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