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Books like Halfblood Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Halfblood Chronicles is epic fantasy and fantasy, about elves, 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.

Halfblood Chronicles is 3 books, 1991–2002.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Earthsea
Shannara
Dragon Trilogies
Narnia
Forgotten Realms
Sparhawk
The Crescent Moon Kingdoms

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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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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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.”
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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.”
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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

Tense in tone, about political intrigue.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
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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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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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

About quests.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

Sword and sorcery, about quests and monster hunting, 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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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 Halfblood Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Halfblood Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Halfblood Chronicles?: The Elvenbane. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Halfblood Chronicles.
How big is Halfblood Chronicles?: Halfblood Chronicles is 3 books, 1991–2002.

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