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Books like Pusadian: 9 series to read next

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

Pusadian is 9 books, 1951–1977.

“The Pusadian series is a sequence of fantasy stories by L. Sprague de Camp, begun in the early 1950s and written under the influence of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Sparhawk
Shannara
Redwall
The Princess and the Goblin
Hyborian Age
Moorcock's Multiverse
Thongor
Deltora milieu

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.”
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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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.”
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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.”
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ThongorSeries

seriesRobert M. Price & Lin Carter33 books1965

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

“Thongor of Lemuria follows a barbarian warrior on the lost continent of Lemuria as he battles sorcerers, monsters, and rival kingdoms in a sword-and-sorcery setting inspired by Robert E. Howard's Conan.”
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Start with The Wizard of Lemuria →

Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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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 Pusadian?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Pusadian on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pusadian?: The Eye of Tandyla. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pusadian.
How big is Pusadian?: Pusadian is 9 books, 1951–1977.
Is Pusadian finished?: Yes — 9 books, 1951–1977.

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