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Books like Sun Wolf and Starhawk: 9 series to read next

Sun Wolf and Starhawk is fantasy and sword and sorcery, about 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.

Sun Wolf and Starhawk is 7 books, 1984–2017.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Hyborian Age
Earthsea
Tiger and Del
Kyralia series
Howl's Castle
The Riftwar
The Crescent Moon Kingdoms
Dilvish

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.”
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Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Sword and sorcery and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Tiger and DelSeries

seriesJennifer Roberson10 books1985

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Jennifer Roberson's fantasy series pairs Tiger, a desert-born sword-dancer from the south, with Del, a Northern swordswoman trained in her own tradition of blade-magic, as reluctant partners across a hostile borderland.”
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Start with Sword-Dancer →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

Epic fantasy, about monster hunting, set in desert.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
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Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

DilvishSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny13 books1965

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
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Start with Passage to Dilfar →

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 Sun Wolf and Starhawk?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Sun Wolf and Starhawk on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sun Wolf and Starhawk?: The Ladies of Mandrigyn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sun Wolf and Starhawk.
How big is Sun Wolf and Starhawk?: Sun Wolf and Starhawk is 7 books, 1984–2017.

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