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Books like Spellsong Cycle: 9 series to read next

Spellsong Cycle is fantasy, about music and wizards, 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.

Spellsong Cycle is 6 books, 1997–2002.

“On Erde, Anna Marshall is no longer just a professional singer.”
from the catalogue description of The Soprano Sorceress
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Tolkien's legendarium
Tortall
Narnia
Kyralia series
The Riftwar
Sparhawk
Cosmere
Guardians of Ga'hoole
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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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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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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic 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 →

Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

About coming of age.

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Capture →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests and coming of age.

“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 Spellsong Cycle?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Spellsong Cycle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spellsong Cycle?: The Soprano Sorceress. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spellsong Cycle.
How big is Spellsong Cycle?: Spellsong Cycle is 6 books, 1997–2002.

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