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Books like Tempus: 9 series to read next

Tempus is fantasy, 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.

Tempus is 4 books, 1987–1990.

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Moorcock's Multiverse
Celestial Kingdom
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Wars of Vis
Forgotten Realms
The Drenai Saga
Tortall
World of Ice and Fire

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods, set in secondary world.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

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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Wars of VisSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1976

Epic fantasy.

“The Storm Lord opens the trilogy, continued by Anackire and The White Serpent.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Storm Lord →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue description

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The Drenai SagaSeries

seriesDavid Gemmell15 books1984

Epic fantasy, about redemption.

“David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Legend →

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

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

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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 Tempus?: Moorcock's Multiverse — the closest match to Tempus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Tempus?: Tempus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tempus.
How big is Tempus?: Tempus is 4 books, 1987–1990.

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