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Books like Herald Spy: 9 series to read next

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

Herald Spy is 3 books, 2014–2016.

“Trained as a spy by the King's Own Herald, an orphan named Mags rises through the ranks of the Heralds' Collegium and uses his powerful Mindspeech gift to outmaneuver a royal court plot that risks his mentor and family.”
from the catalogue description of Closer to Home

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Kyralia series
Earthsea
Tortall
Narnia
The Ancestor
Sword of Truth
Cosmere
Circle of Magic
Tolkien's legendarium

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About wizards.

“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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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The AncestorSeries

seriesMark Lawrence4 books2017

Dark in tone, about coming of age.

“The three novels tell the story of Nona Grey, a peasant girl with mystical abilities.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Red Sister →

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic 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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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 →

Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About coming of age.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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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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 Herald Spy?: Kyralia series — the closest match to Herald Spy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Herald Spy?: Closer to Home. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Herald Spy.
How big is Herald Spy?: Herald Spy is 3 books, 2014–2016.

Books like Herald Spy: 9 series to read next

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