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Books like Mythus: 9 series to read next

Mythus is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mythus is 4 books, 1992–2008.

Tolkien's legendarium
Kairos
Forest Kingdom
Cosmere
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Discworld
Stephen King multiverse
The Riftwar
Earthsea

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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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Forest KingdomSeries

seriesSimon R. Green11 books1990

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The following books widen the cast around Rupert and the kingdom's court while keeping the same fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue description

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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

Epic fantasy, 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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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 Mythus?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Mythus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mythus?: The Anubis Murders. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mythus.
How big is Mythus?: Mythus is 4 books, 1992–2008.
Is Mythus finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1992–2008.

Books like Mythus: 9 series to read next

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