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Books like Recoletta: 9 series to read next

Recoletta is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Recoletta is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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Cosmere
Tortall
Kyralia series
Maradaine
Alternative Detective / Steeplejack
Uncommon Magic
The Daevabad Trilogy
Shadow of the Leviathan
The Riftwar

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

MaradaineUniverse

universe19 books2015

Fantasy, set in secondary world and big city.

“The tramlines of Maradaine run through everything — past the University spires, down the gaslit alleys of Dentonhill, across the cold marble of Parliament.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Alternative Detective / SteeplejackSeries

seriesA. J. Hartley4 books2016

Fantasy and mystery & detective, about class conflict, set in secondary world.

“Anglet Sutonga is more realistic than most teenagers, but still dreams of rising above the impoverished streets of Bar-Selehm.”
from the catalogue description of Chains

Start with Chains →

Uncommon MagicSeries

seriesR. J. Anderson2 books2015

Start with A Pocket Full of Murder →

The Daevabad TrilogySeries

seriesS. A. Chakraborty5 books2017

Epic fantasy.

“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 →

Shadow of the LeviathanSeries

seriesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books2024

Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world.

“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tainted Cup →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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

Reading order →

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 Recoletta?: Cosmere — the closest match to Recoletta on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Recoletta?: The Buried Life. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Recoletta.
How big is Recoletta?: Recoletta is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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