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Books like Spearwielder's Tales: 9 series to read next

Spearwielder's Tales is portal fantasy and epic fantasy, about transported to another world, 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.

Spearwielder's Tales is 3 books, 1993–1995.

“The Woods Out Back, The Dragon's Dagger, and Dragonslayer's Return follow Gary as he's pulled back into that world again and again, growing into the role thrust on him.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Spellsinger
Narnia
The Wizard Knight
Sparhawk
Quag Keep
Beyonders
Have Sword, Will Travel
The Secrets of Droon

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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SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

About music.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Spellsinger →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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.”
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The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

About coming of age.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
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Start with The Knight →

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.”
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Quag KeepSeries

seriesAndre Norton & Jean Rabe2 books1978

Portal fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and quests, set in secondary world.

“Andre Norton's Quag Keep holds a notable place in gaming history as the first novel set in Gary Gygax's World of Greyhawk, written after Norton took part in an actual Dungeons & Dragons session with Gygax himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Quag Keep →

BeyondersSeries

seriesBrandon Mull4 books2011

About prophecy.

“Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable--until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen.”
from the catalogue description of A World Without Heroes

Start with A World Without Heroes →

Have Sword, Will TravelSeries

seriesGarth Nix & Sean Williams2 books2017

Start with Have Sword, Will Travel →

The Secrets of DroonSeries

seriesTony Abbott44 books1999

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

“On October 1, 2010, the final book of the series, The Final Quest, was released, concluding its eleven-year run.”
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Start with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet →

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.

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What should I read after Spearwielder's Tales?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Spearwielder's Tales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spearwielder's Tales?: The Woods Out Back. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spearwielder's Tales.
How big is Spearwielder's Tales?: Spearwielder's Tales is 3 books, 1993–1995.

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