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Books like Elak: 9 series to read next

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

Elak is 27 books, 1938–2025.

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Hyborian Age
Tolkien's legendarium
Brak the Barbarian
Narnia
Dilvish
The Primal Land
Shannara
Moorcock's Multiverse
Sun Wolf and Starhawk

Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
from the catalogue description

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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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Brak the BarbarianSeries

seriesJohn Jakes16 books1963

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“John Jakes's Brak the Barbarian follows his own wandering barbarian swordsman, Brak, through sword-and-sorcery adventures modeled on the pulp tradition of the 1930s and '40s but original to Jakes rather than adapted from an earlier author.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Brak the Barbarian →

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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DilvishSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny13 books1965

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Passage to Dilfar →

The Primal LandSeries

seriesBrian Lumley5 books1984

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

Start with The House of Cthulhu: Tales of the Primal Land: Volume One →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy.

“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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1984

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

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 Elak?: Hyborian Age — the closest match to Elak on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elak?: Beyond the Phoenix. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elak.
How big is Elak?: Elak is 27 books, 1938–2025.

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