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Books like Merlin's Booke: 9 series to read next

Merlin's Booke is fantasy and mythic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Merlin's Booke is 9 books, 1983–1986.

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Earthsea
Tolkien's legendarium
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Narnia
The Saga of Recluce
Wizard World
The Wizard Knight
Ile-Rien
The Quest of the Riddle-Master

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

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 Saga of RecluceSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.48 books1991

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“While exiled to Candar, Lerris meets his uncle Justen, and comes to understand his father's ulterior motives for sending him off.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic of Recluce
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Start with The Magic of Recluce →

Wizard WorldSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Kelly McCullough3 books1980

About identity.

“Torn between the two, Pol has to master an art he was never trained for in order to survive his own inheritance.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Changeling →

The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

Epic fantasy, about transported to another world.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Knight →

Ile-RienSeries

seriesMartha Wells12 books1993

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The Ile-Rien books are a series of fantasy novels by Martha Wells set in the fictional country of Ile-Rien.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Element of Fire →

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy, about quests.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

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 Merlin's Booke?: Earthsea — the closest match to Merlin's Booke on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Merlin's Booke?: The Gwynhfar. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Merlin's Booke.
How big is Merlin's Booke?: Merlin's Booke is 9 books, 1983–1986.
Is Merlin's Booke finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1983–1986.

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