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Books like Prestimion: 9 series to read next

Prestimion is 3 books, 1997–2001.

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World of Ice and Fire
Deryni
His Dark Materials
Dragon Trilogies
Queen's Thief
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Zimiamvian Trilogy
The Daevabad Trilogy
Crown of Stars

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

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

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DeryniUniverse

universe44 books1970

Historical fantasy, set in medieval.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
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Queen's ThiefSeries

seriesMegan Whalen Turner41 books1996

“Megan Whalen Turner's series expands from that single heist into court intrigue and small-scale warfare among a set of Mediterranean-flavored kingdoms, with later books often shifting whose perspective the reader trusts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Thief →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Emotional in tone.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about court intrigue and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

The Daevabad TrilogySeries

seriesS. A. Chakraborty5 books2017

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Nahri is a con artist and unlicensed healer working the streets of 18th-century Cairo who accidentally summons Dara, a formidable djinn warrior, during a fake exorcism gone wrong.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Brass →

Crown of StarsSeries

seriesKate Elliott11 books1996

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with King's Dragon →

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What should I read after Prestimion?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to Prestimion on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Prestimion?: Sorcerers of Majipoor. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Prestimion.
How big is Prestimion?: Prestimion is 3 books, 1997–2001.

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