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Books like Khaavren Romances: 9 series to read next

Khaavren Romances is epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, 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.

Khaavren Romances is 6 books, 1991–2004.

“The Khaavren Romances are a series of fantasy novels by American writer Steven Brust, set in the fictional world of Dragaera.”
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World of Ice and Fire
The Riftwar
Tolkien's legendarium
The Codex Alera
Sparhawk
The Circle of the World
Dragon Trilogies
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Cosmere

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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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.”
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The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

Tense in tone.

“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.”
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Start with Furies of Calderon →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

About quests.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

Tense in tone, about dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

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 →

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.

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What should I read after Khaavren Romances?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Khaavren Romances on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Khaavren Romances?: The Phoenix Guards. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Khaavren Romances.
How big is Khaavren Romances?: Khaavren Romances is 6 books, 1991–2004.

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