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Books like Middle Kingdoms: 9 series to read next

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

Middle Kingdoms is 11 books, 1979–2023.

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Earthsea
Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
Tairen Soul
Paksenarrion
Sword of Truth
Trillium / World of the Three Moons
Pellinor
The Empyrean

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“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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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 →

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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Tairen SoulSeries

seriesC. L. Wilson6 books2007

Romantasy, about forbidden love.

Start with Lord of the Fading Lands →

PaksenarrionUniverse

universe31 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“A sheepfarmer's daughter refuses the marriage her father arranged, walks off the farm with nothing but a good knife, and signs her name to a mercenary company's roll.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Trillium / World of the Three MoonsSeries

seriesJulian May, Andre Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley & Elisabeth Waters5 books1990

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

“Individually, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May and Andre Norton have won the love and admiration of millions of readers.”
from the catalogue description of Black Trillium
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Start with Black Trillium →

PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

About chosen one.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

The EmpyreanSeries

seriesRebecca Yarros4 books2023

Romantasy, about enemies to lovers.

“Rebecca Yarros's The Empyrean opens with Fourth Wing, following Violet Sorrengail as she's pushed into a brutal dragon-rider war college despite having trained for a different, less physically demanding path.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fourth Wing →

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 Middle Kingdoms?: Earthsea — the closest match to Middle Kingdoms on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Middle Kingdoms?: Lior and the Sea. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Middle Kingdoms.
How big is Middle Kingdoms?: Middle Kingdoms is 11 books, 1979–2023.

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