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Books like Nifft: 9 series to read next

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

Nifft is 9 books, 1977–2012.

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Winterlands
Sun Wolf and Starhawk
Tolkien's legendarium
Brak the Barbarian
Hyborian Age
Corona
Diablo
Moorcock's Multiverse
Birthgrave

WinterlandsSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1986

About dragons.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonsbane

Start with Dragonsbane →

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1984

About wizards.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

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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Brak the BarbarianSeries

seriesJohn Jakes16 books1963

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“John Jakes's Brak the Barbarian follows his own wandering barbarian swordsman, Brak, through sword-and-sorcery adventures modeled on the pulp tradition of the 1930s and '40s but original to Jakes rather than adapted from an earlier author.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Brak the Barbarian →

Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
from the catalogue description

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CoronaUniverse

universe19 books1997

Epic fantasy.

“Beneath the sacred gemstones of the Abellican Church — a ruby to loose fire, malachite to lift a body into the air, the soul-stone to slip free of it — a ranger raised by elves and the woman he loves stand against a waking demon.”
from the catalogue description

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DiabloUniverse

universe24 books2001

Fantasy and dark fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“Between the High Heavens and the Burning Hells lies Sanctuary — a world that was never meant to exist, raised in secret by an angel and a demon who wearied of the Eternal Conflict and dared to carve out a refuge from it.”
from the catalogue description

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Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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BirthgraveSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1975

About revenge and identity.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue description of The Birthgrave

Start with The Birthgrave →

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 Nifft?: Winterlands — the closest match to Nifft on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nifft?: Nifft the Lean. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nifft.
How big is Nifft?: Nifft is 9 books, 1977–2012.
Is Nifft finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1977–2012.

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