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Books like Seven Kennings: 9 series to read next

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

Seven Kennings is 3 books, 2017–2023.

“MOTHER AND WARRIOR: Tallynd is a soldier who has already survived her toughest battle: losing her husband.”
from the catalogue description of A Plague of Giants

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Tolkien's legendarium
Malazan
World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
Between Earth and Sky
Sparhawk
Renshai Universe
Dragon Trilogies
Lord of the Isles

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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

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

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

Between Earth and SkySeries

seriesRebecca Roanhorse3 books2020

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about gods and prophecy, set in secondary world.

“The winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.”
from the catalogue description of Black Sun
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Black Sun →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

About quests.

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

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Renshai UniverseSeries

seriesMickey Zucker Reichert9 books1992

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

About quests.

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Lord of the Isles →

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.

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What should I read after Seven Kennings?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Seven Kennings on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Seven Kennings?: A Plague of Giants. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Seven Kennings.
How big is Seven Kennings?: Seven Kennings is 3 books, 2017–2023.

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