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Books like Gotrek and Felix: 9 series to read next

Gotrek and Felix is sword and sorcery and fantasy, about monster hunting, 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.

Gotrek and Felix is 53 books, 1989–2021.

“More than 160 novels have been set in the shared universe of Warhammer Fantasy since 1989.”
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Brak the Barbarian
Hyborian Age
The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
Moorcock's Multiverse
Tolkien's legendarium
Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz
World of Ice and Fire
Redwall
Narnia

Brak the BarbarianSeries

seriesJohn Jakes16 books1963

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

“John Jakes's Brak the Barbarian follows his own wandering barbarian swordsman, Brak, through sword-and-sorcery adventures modeled on the pulp tradition of the 1930s and '40s but original to Jakes rather than adapted from an earlier author.”
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Start with Brak the Barbarian →

Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
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The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

About wizards, set in desert.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
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Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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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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Sir Hereward and Mister FitzSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books2007

About wizards.

“Rather than one continuous novel, the series unfolds through linked novellas and short stories gathered into standalone collections, mixing swashbuckling action with dry, understated humor.”
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Start with Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

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

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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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.”
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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.

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What should I read after Gotrek and Felix?: Brak the Barbarian — the closest match to Gotrek and Felix on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Gotrek and Felix?: Trollslayer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gotrek and Felix.
How big is Gotrek and Felix?: Gotrek and Felix is 53 books, 1989–2021.

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