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Books like Fantastica: 9 series to read next

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

Fantastica is 4 books, 2017–2018.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Shannara
Moorcock's Multiverse
Alban Saga
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Riftwar
Sword of Truth
Chronicles of Blood and Stone

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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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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Alban SagaSeries

seriesPeter Morwood4 books1983

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

“The Alban Saga is Peter Morwood's Horse Lords trilogy, the fantasy series he is best known for alongside his separate Tales of Old Russia books.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Horse Lord →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, 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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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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Chronicles of Blood and StoneSeries

seriesRobert Newcomb3 books2002

About wizards and chosen one.

Start with The Fifth Sorceress →

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 Fantastica?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Fantastica on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fantastica?: Taerak's Void. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fantastica.
How big is Fantastica?: Fantastica is 4 books, 2017–2018.

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