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Books like New Realm Online: 9 series to read next

New Realm Online is litrpg and fantasy, set in virtual world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

New Realm Online is 6 books, 2020–2023.

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Ready Player One
Minecraft
World Tree Online
Stonehaven League
Tolkien's legendarium
Singularity Online
Rasmussem Corporation Games
Metamorphosis Online
Archemi Online Chronicles

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Science fiction and cyberpunk, set in near future.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

MinecraftUniverse

universe207 books2014

“Somewhere in the dark a green thing is walking toward you on four stubby legs, and it does not stop and it does not speak, and when it reaches you it will hiss.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Island →

World Tree OnlineSeries

seriesM. A. Carlson5 books2018

Set in contemporary.

Start with The Curse of Hurlig Ridge: 1st Dive →

Stonehaven LeagueSeries

seriesCarrie Summers7 books2018

Science fiction, set in contemporary.

“A half-wit ogre, a legion of overgrown jungle beasts, and a power-tripping AI are trying to stop her.”
from the catalogue description of Temple of Sorrow

Start with Temple of Sorrow →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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

Reading order →

Singularity OnlineSeries

seriesKyle Johnson5 books2020

Set in near future.

Start with First Sorcerer →

Rasmussem Corporation GamesSeries

seriesVivian Vande Velde3 books1991

Science fiction, set in near future.

“User Unfriendly, Heir Apparent, and Deadly Pink share the same premise and company rather than a continuing cast or plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with User Unfriendly →

Metamorphosis OnlineSeries

seriesMichael Anderle & Natalie Grey3 books2019

Litrpg, set in virtual world.

Start with You Need a Bigger Sword →

Archemi Online ChroniclesSeries

seriesJames Osiris Baldwin3 books2018

About dragons, set in near future.

“Hector Park, a battle-scarred veteran of the Third World War, faces his deadliest enemy yet: a virus that will kill him in three days.”
from the catalogue description of Dragon Seed

Start with Dragon Seed →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after New Realm Online?: Ready Player One — the closest match to New Realm Online on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with New Realm Online?: Re-Roll. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for New Realm Online.
How big is New Realm Online?: New Realm Online is 6 books, 2020–2023.

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