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Books like Muirwood: 9 series to read next

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

Muirwood is 11 books across 4 series, 2011–2023.

“In the shadow of the abbeys they teach that belief has a kind of gravity, and that the Medium answers those who learn to listen for it.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Earthsea
Sword of Truth
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Green Rider
Pellinor
Cosmere
Throne of Glass

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 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.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and 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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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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Green RiderSeries

seriesKristen Britain13 books1998

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Kristen Britain's series, which now runs to eight books, keeps returning Karigan to Sacor City and the haunted Green Cloak forest as the magic system and the threats against the throne both deepen.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Green Rider →

PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about chosen one and quests, set in secondary world.

“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 →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

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 Muirwood?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Muirwood on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Muirwood?: Muirwood is 11 books across 4 series, 2011–2023.

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