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Books like Fallen Flame: 9 series to read next

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

Fallen Flame is 3 books, 2017–2020.

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Earthsea
Grishaverse
Narnia
Ixia & Sitia milieu
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Pellinor
Howl's Castle
Tolkien's legendarium
Tortall

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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

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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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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Ixia & Sitia milieuSeries

seriesMaria V. Snyder12 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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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) →

PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

About quests and chosen one.

“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 →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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 Fallen Flame?: Earthsea — the closest match to Fallen Flame on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fallen Flame?: Fallen Flame. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fallen Flame.
How big is Fallen Flame?: Fallen Flame is 3 books, 2017–2020.

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