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Books like Jackelian World: 9 series to read next

Jackelian World is steampunk, 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.

Jackelian World is 7 books, 2007–2018.

“The plot is set in a steampunk world that mixes historical events or social concepts of the real world with elements of fantasy novels, such as sorcery and superpowers.”
from the catalogue description of The Court of the Air

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Ranger's Apprentice
Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)
The Riftwar
Tales of the Ketty Jay
Cosmere
Sparhawk
Shannara

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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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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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

About friendship.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue description

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Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)Series

seriesKevin J. Anderson4 books2009

Epic fantasy, set in at sea.

“The Edge of the World opens the story, continuing through The Map of All Things and The Key to Creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Edge of the World →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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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Tales of the Ketty JaySeries

seriesChris Wooding4 books2009

About found family.

“Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts.”
from the catalogue description of Retribution Falls

Start with Retribution Falls →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy.

“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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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy.

“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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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 Jackelian World?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Jackelian World on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jackelian World?: The Court of the Air. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jackelian World.
How big is Jackelian World?: Jackelian World is 7 books, 2007–2018.

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