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Books like Fitz and the Fool: 9 series to read next

Fitz and the Fool is epic fantasy and fantasy, about parenthood, 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.

Fitz and the Fool is 3 books, 2014–2017.

“Published from 2014 to 2017, it features the protagonist FitzChivalry Farseer in his fifties, and follows his life with his wife Molly and daughter Bee Farseer.”
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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
Malazan
The Riftwar
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Inheritance (Jemisin)
Forgotten Realms

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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.”
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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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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.”
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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
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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 Inheritance (Jemisin)Series

seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010

About gods and political intrigue.

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Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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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.

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What should I read after Fitz and the Fool?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Fitz and the Fool on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fitz and the Fool?: Fool's Assassin. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fitz and the Fool.
How big is Fitz and the Fool?: Fitz and the Fool is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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