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Books like Iron Tower Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Iron Tower Trilogy is epic fantasy, about dark lord and quests, 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.

Iron Tower Trilogy is 3 books, from 1984.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
The Dreamers
Shannara
Sparhawk
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Chronicles of Ynis Aielle
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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The DreamersSeries

seriesDavid Eddings & Leigh Eddings5 books2003

About gods.

“The Elder Gods are not permitted to use their powers to kill, but the young Dreamers can use their dreams to predict and affect the future.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Elder Gods →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

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

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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Chronicles of Ynis AielleSeries

seriesR. A. Salvatore3 books1990

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Echoes of the Fourth Magic →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

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 Iron Tower Trilogy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Iron Tower Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Iron Tower Trilogy?: The Dark Tide. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Iron Tower Trilogy.
How big is Iron Tower Trilogy?: Iron Tower Trilogy is 3 books, from 1984.

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