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Books like Elven Worlds: 9 series to read next

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

Elven Worlds is 3 books, 2023–2024.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Shannara
Forgotten Realms
Halfblood Chronicles
Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
Renshai Universe
The Riftwar
Paksenarrion
The Wizard Knight

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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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue description

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Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

seriesAndre Norton & Mercedes Lackey3 books1991

About dragons and wizards.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Elvenbane →

Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

seriesPatrick Weekes, David Gaider, Brianne Battye, Courtney Woods, John Epler, Lukas Kristjanson, Sylvia Feketekuty, Arone Le Bray, Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Chris Bain, Christopher Morgan, Liane Merciel, Matthew Goldman & Ryan Cormier21 books2009

About political intrigue.

“The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stolen Throne →

Renshai UniverseSeries

seriesMickey Zucker Reichert9 books1992

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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PaksenarrionUniverse

universe31 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“A sheepfarmer's daughter refuses the marriage her father arranged, walks off the farm with nothing but a good knife, and signs her name to a mercenary company's roll.”
from the catalogue description

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The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

About transported to another world and coming of age.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Knight →

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 Elven Worlds?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Elven Worlds on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elven Worlds?: Order of Shirán. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elven Worlds.
How big is Elven Worlds?: Elven Worlds is 3 books, 2023–2024.

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