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Books like Fionavar Tapestry: 9 series to read next

Fionavar Tapestry is epic fantasy and portal fantasy, about gods, set in secondary world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fionavar Tapestry is 4 books, 1984–1986.

“The novels are set in both contemporary Toronto and the secondary world of Fionavar.”
from the catalogue description
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Fionavar Universe
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Cosmere
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Shannara
Sparhawk
The Riftwar
Sword of Truth

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary and secondary world.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

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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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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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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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

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

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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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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Why these

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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 Fionavar Tapestry?: Fionavar Universe — the closest match to Fionavar Tapestry on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fionavar Tapestry?: The Summer Tree. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fionavar Tapestry.
How big is Fionavar Tapestry?: Fionavar Tapestry is 4 books, 1984–1986.

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