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

Forgotten Realms: The Cities is 4 books, 2000–2005.

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Cosmere
Kyralia series
The Riftwar
Sword of Truth
World of Ice and Fire
Divine Cities
Sparhawk
Malazan
Shadow of the Leviathan

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 →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue and wizards, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

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

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Divine CitiesSeries

seriesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books2014

About gods.

Start with City of Stairs →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic 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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Dark in tone, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Shadow of the LeviathanSeries

seriesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books2024

Mystery & detective.

“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tainted Cup →

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: The Cities?: Cosmere — the closest match to Forgotten Realms: The Cities on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Forgotten Realms: The Cities?: The City of Ravens. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Forgotten Realms: The Cities.
How big is Forgotten Realms: The Cities?: Forgotten Realms: The Cities is 4 books, 2000–2005.

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