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Books like Frostflower: 9 series to read next

Frostflower is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Frostflower is 12 books, 1980–2023.

“Amazon: The sorceress Frostflower could bring a babe from seed to term in the course of a winter's afternoon.”
from the catalogue description of Frostflower and Thorn

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Birthgrave
Sun Wolf and Starhawk
Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales Retold
Forgotten Realms
Earthsea
Howl's Castle
Hyborian Age

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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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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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BirthgraveSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1975

About revenge and identity.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue description of The Birthgrave

Start with The Birthgrave →

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1984

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

Russian / Jewish Fairy Tales RetoldSeries

seriesNaomi Novik4 books2015

Fairy tale retelling.

“The two books share no characters or setting, only Novik's method of building a novel around one inherited folk tale.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Excerpt from Uprooted →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

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

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Frostflower?: Narnia — the closest match to Frostflower on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Frostflower?: Frostflower and Thorn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Frostflower.
How big is Frostflower?: Frostflower is 12 books, 1980–2023.

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