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Books like Second Ether Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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

Second Ether Trilogy is 3 books, 1995–1996.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Karou
World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
Redwall
Malazan

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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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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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
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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about quests.

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KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Emotional in tone.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue.

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

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Second Ether Trilogy?: Narnia — the closest match to Second Ether Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Second Ether Trilogy?: Blood: A Southern Fantasy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Second Ether Trilogy.
How big is Second Ether Trilogy?: Second Ether Trilogy is 3 books, 1995–1996.

Books like Second Ether Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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