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Books like Rod Gallowglass: 9 series to read next

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

Rod Gallowglass is 13 books, 1969–2004.

“Beginning with The Warlock in Spite of Himself, the long-running series follows Rod's transformation from skeptical agent to accepted lord of Gramarye as he marries into the local nobility and raises a family with their own budding gifts.”
from the catalogue description

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Warlock in Spite of Himself
Tolkien's legendarium
Dying Earth
Stephen King multiverse
Discworld
A Wizard in Rhyme
Apprentice Adept
The Riftwar
Cosmere

Warlock in Spite of HimselfSeries

seriesChristopher Stasheff27 books1969

Science fantasy, set in secondary world.

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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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Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

Fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
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Start with The Dying Earth →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

A Wizard in RhymeSeries

seriesChristopher Stasheff8 books1986

Portal fantasy.

“Matt Mantrell is an English major who gets transported to a different world where magic works by rhyme.”
from the catalogue description of Her Majesty's Wizard
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Start with Her Majesty's Wizard →

Apprentice AdeptSeries

seriesPiers Anthony7 books1980

Set in parallel universe.

“Phaze is a lush planet of magic, where Proton is a barren mining planet of science.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Split Infinity →

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

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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 →

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 Rod Gallowglass?: Warlock in Spite of Himself — the closest match to Rod Gallowglass on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rod Gallowglass?: Escape Velocity. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rod Gallowglass.
How big is Rod Gallowglass?: Rod Gallowglass is 13 books, 1969–2004.
Is Rod Gallowglass finished?: Yes — 13 books, 1969–2004.

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