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Path to Ascendancy 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.

Path to Ascendancy is 4 books, 2016–2023.

“The four novels were published between 2016 and 2023.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and Fire
The Acacia Trilogy
Tolkien's legendarium
The Powder Mage
Cosmere
The Poppy War
Throne of Glass
The Riftwar
Crossroads (Kate Elliott)

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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The Acacia TrilogySeries

seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

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 Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Poppy War →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

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

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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Crossroads (Kate Elliott)Series

seriesKate Elliott4 books2006

Epic fantasy, about war, set in secondary world.

“From the first page readers will be swept up in the story of Mai and Captain Anji, as they become unwitting players in a conflict that began many years earlier, and which will shake the foundations of their land.”
from the catalogue description of Spirit Gate

Start with Spirit Gate →

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 Path to Ascendancy?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Path to Ascendancy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Path to Ascendancy?: Dancer's Lament. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Path to Ascendancy.
How big is Path to Ascendancy?: Path to Ascendancy is 4 books, 2016–2023.

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