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Books like Sea King: 9 series to read next

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

Sea King is 3 books, 1987–1988.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Discworld
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Wars of Vis
Tortall
Kyralia series
Cosmere
Birthgrave
Earthsea

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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DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

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

Start with Guards! Guards! →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

Wars of VisSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1976

Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

“The Storm Lord opens the trilogy, continued by Anackire and The White Serpent.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Storm Lord →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue.

“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

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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 →

BirthgraveSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1975

Dark in tone, about revenge and identity.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue description of The Birthgrave

Start with The Birthgrave →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Sea King?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Sea King on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sea King?: Madbond. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sea King.
How big is Sea King?: Sea King is 3 books, 1987–1988.

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