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Books like Forgotten Realms: Pools: 9 series to read next

Forgotten Realms: Pools is fantasy and epic fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Forgotten Realms: Pools is 3 books, 1989–1993.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Sparhawk
Shannara
Deltora milieu
The Banned and the Banished
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Sovereign Stone
The Riftwar
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever

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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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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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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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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The Banned and the BanishedSeries

seriesJames Clemens5 books1998

About chosen one.

“Rollins' experiences and expertise as an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver have provided content for some of his novels, which are often set in underground or underwater locations.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Wit'ch Fire →

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

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

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

Sovereign StoneSeries

seriesMargaret Weis, Tracy Hickman & Don Perrin4 books1999

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

“Second in line for succession to the throne, Prince Dagnarus will have his crown...and his queen -- though his heart's prize is a married elfin beauty.”
from the catalogue description of Well of Darkness
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Well of Darkness →

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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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Dark in tone.

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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.

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What should I read after Forgotten Realms: Pools?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Forgotten Realms: Pools on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Forgotten Realms: Pools?: Pool of Radiance. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Forgotten Realms: Pools.
How big is Forgotten Realms: Pools?: Forgotten Realms: Pools is 3 books, 1989–1993.

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