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Books like Elements of Five: 9 series to read next

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

Elements of Five is 4 books, 2019–2021.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
Grishaverse
Pellinor
Narnia
Damar
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Raybearer
Legacy of Orisha

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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

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

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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

Epic fantasy, about quests.

“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 →

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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DamarSeries

seriesRobin McKinley6 books1982

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

“Robin McKinley's Damar novels are set in a desert kingdom threatened by invasion from the north.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Hero and the Crown →

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy, about quests.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

RaybearerSeries

seriesJordan Ifueko3 books2020

Epic fantasy.

“Redemptor continues her reign as empress, dealing with the political and spiritual fallout of the choices she made, while The Maid and the Crocodile follows a different protagonist in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raybearer →

Legacy of OrishaSeries

seriesTomi Adeyemi3 books2018

Epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution.

“Tomi Adeyemi's Legacy of Orïsha trilogy opens with Children of Blood and Bone, following Zélie, a girl from a persecuted caste of former magic-users, on a quest to restore magic to a kingdom that outlawed and hunted her people.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Children of Blood and Bone →

Why these

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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 Elements of Five?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Elements of Five on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elements of Five?: From Breath and Ruin. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elements of Five.
How big is Elements of Five?: Elements of Five is 4 books, 2019–2021.

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