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Books like Finn, the Master Lizard Maker: 9 series to read next

Finn, the Master Lizard Maker is fantasy and humor, set in secondary world, whimsical and funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Finn, the Master Lizard Maker is 3 books, 1998–2001.

“During the day, Hatters, wearing hats of course, wander about jabbing pointy sticks into bystanders.”
from the catalogue description of The Prophecy Machine

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Discworld
Tolkien's legendarium
Uncle
The Circle of the World
Myth Adventures
The Carpet People
World of Ice and Fire
Derkholm
Zimiamvian Trilogy

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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

Reading order →

UncleSeries

seriesJ. P. Martin6 books1964

Start with Uncle →

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Another Fine Myth →

The Carpet PeopleSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett4 books1971

Adventurous in tone.

“The Carpet People imagines an entire civilization of tiny peoples living among the towering fibers of a carpet, where different tribes must set aside old rivalries and unite against a shared threat sweeping through their world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Carpet People →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

DerkholmSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones2 books1998

About magic schools.

“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Epic fantasy, about court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

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 Finn, the Master Lizard Maker?: Discworld — the closest match to Finn, the Master Lizard Maker on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Finn, the Master Lizard Maker?: The Prophecy Machine. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Finn, the Master Lizard Maker.
How big is Finn, the Master Lizard Maker?: Finn, the Master Lizard Maker is 3 books, 1998–2001.
Is Finn, the Master Lizard Maker finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1998–2001.

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