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Books like Shadowfell: 9 series to read next

Shadowfell is fantasy and epic fantasy, about rebellion and revolution, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Shadowfell is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Tainted Blood Duology
Grishaverse
Shannara
The Riftwar
Pellinor
Sparhawk
The Princess and the Goblin

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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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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The Tainted Blood DuologySeries

seriesEhigbor Okosun2 books2023

About political intrigue.

Start with Forged by Blood →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about chosen one and quests, set in secondary world.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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 Shadowfell?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Shadowfell on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shadowfell?: Shadowfell. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shadowfell.
How big is Shadowfell?: Shadowfell is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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