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Books like Imaro: 9 series to read next

Imaro is sword and sorcery and fantasy, about quests, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Imaro is 24 books, 1974–2018.

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Nyumbani Universe
Brak the Barbarian
Hyborian Age
Tolkien's legendarium
Moorcock's Multiverse
Narnia
The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
Dilvish
Redwall

Nyumbani UniverseSeries

seriesCharles R. Saunders39 books1974

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

Start with The Death-Cattle of Djenne →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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.”
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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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.”
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 Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

Epic fantasy.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

DilvishSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny13 books1965

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

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Passage to Dilfar →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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 Imaro?: Nyumbani Universe — the closest match to Imaro on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Imaro?: Imaro. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Imaro.
How big is Imaro?: Imaro is 24 books, 1974–2018.
Is Imaro finished?: Yes — 24 books, 1974–2018.

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