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Books like Icemark Universe: 9 series to read next

Icemark Universe is epic fantasy and fantasy, about war, 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.

Icemark Universe is 4 books, 2005–2013.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Narnia
Grishaverse
Guardians of Ga'hoole
The Codex Alera
The Powder Mage
The Farsala Trilogy / The Book of Sorahb
Cosmere

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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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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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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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Capture →

The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

About political intrigue.

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Furies of Calderon →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

About political intrigue.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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The Farsala Trilogy / The Book of SorahbSeries

seriesHilari Bell3 books2003

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“Stories are told of a hero who will come to Farsala's aid when the need is greatest.”
from the catalogue description of Flame
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Flame →

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 →

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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 Icemark Universe?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Icemark Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Icemark Universe?: Icemark Universe is 4 books, 2005–2013.

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