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Books like Legends II: 9 series to read next

Legends II is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Legends II is 6 books, 2003–2004.

“All the stories were original to the collection, and set in the authors' established fictional worlds.”
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Legends (Robert Silverberg)
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Earthsea
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Shannara
Sword of Truth
Cosmere
The Riftwar

Legends (Robert Silverberg)Series

seriesRobert Silverberg & Orson Scott Card16 books1998

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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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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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.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

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

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
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Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic 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.”
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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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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Why these

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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 Legends II?: Legends (Robert Silverberg) — the closest match to Legends II on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Legends II?: Legends II. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Legends II.
How big is Legends II?: Legends II is 6 books, 2003–2004.

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