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Books like Egyptian Worlds: 9 series to read next

Egyptian Worlds is 16 books, 2021–2025.

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Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
Gilgamesh
His Dark Materials
Fionavar Universe
Troy
World of the Five Gods
The Daevabad Trilogy
Malazan

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic 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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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

Reading order →

GilgameshSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg, Geoff Ryman, Dyrk Ashton, Matthew Baugh, Sophus Helle, Stephan Grundy & uncredited12 books1984

Mythic fantasy, set in middle east and ancient world.

Start with Gilgamesh the King →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, set in contemporary and secondary world.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

TroySeries

seriesDavid Gemmell & Stella Gemmell3 books2005

Epic fantasy, about war and redemption, set in mediterranean.

“Lord of the Silver Bow, Shield of Thunder, and Fall of Kings strip away Homer's gods in favor of a grounded, character-driven war story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lord of the Silver Bow →

World of the Five GodsSeries

seriesLois McMaster Bujold23 books2001

Set in secondary world.

Start with The Hallowed Hunt →

The Daevabad TrilogySeries

seriesS. A. Chakraborty5 books2017

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Nahri is a con artist and unlicensed healer working the streets of 18th-century Cairo who accidentally summons Dara, a formidable djinn warrior, during a fake exorcism gone wrong.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Brass →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, 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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What should I read after Egyptian Worlds?: Cosmere — the closest match to Egyptian Worlds on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Egyptian Worlds?: Egyptian Worlds is 16 books, 2021–2025.

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