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Books like Shadows & Crowns: 9 series to read next

Shadows & Crowns is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Shadows & Crowns is 5 books, 2020–2023.

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Cosmere
Grishaverse
World of Ice and Fire
Throne of Glass
Tolkien's legendarium
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Sword of Truth
Legacy of Orisha
The Riftwar

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

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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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

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

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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

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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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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Legacy of OrishaSeries

seriesTomi Adeyemi3 books2018

About rebellion and revolution.

“Tomi Adeyemi's Legacy of Orïsha trilogy opens with Children of Blood and Bone, following Zélie, a girl from a persecuted caste of former magic-users, on a quest to restore magic to a kingdom that outlawed and hunted her people.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Children of Blood and Bone →

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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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 Shadows & Crowns?: Cosmere — the closest match to Shadows & Crowns on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shadows & Crowns?: The Song of the Marked. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shadows & Crowns.
How big is Shadows & Crowns?: Shadows & Crowns is 5 books, 2020–2023.

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