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Books like Ennead: 9 series to read next

Ennead is fantasy, 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.

Ennead is 3 books, 1978–1982.

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Earthsea
Tolkien's legendarium
Soldier Son
His Dark Materials
Annals of the Western Shore
Malazan
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Narnia
Grishaverse

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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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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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Soldier SonSeries

seriesRobin Hobb3 books2005

Epic fantasy, about colonialism.

“Set in a new world unrelated to her previous trilogies, the Soldier Son trilogy follows the life of Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a newly elevated Lord of the Kingdom of Gernia.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Shaman's Crossing →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, 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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Annals of the Western ShoreSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin3 books2004

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

“Each book has different main characters and settings, but the books are linked by some recurring characters and locations.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gifts →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“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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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

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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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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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 Ennead?: Earthsea — the closest match to Ennead on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ennead?: The Ennead. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ennead.
How big is Ennead?: Ennead is 3 books, 1978–1982.
Is Ennead finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1978–1982.

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