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Books like The Aeons' Gate: 9 series to read next

The Aeons' Gate is epic fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Aeons' Gate is 3 books, 2010–2012.

“When they're not insulting each other's religions they're arguing about pay and conditions.”
from the catalogue description of Tome of the Undergates

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Lenk
Shannara
Malazan
Sparhawk
The Grim Company
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue and war.

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

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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LenkSeries

seriesSam Sykes6 books2010

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Grim CompanySeries

seriesLuke Scull4 books2013

Epic fantasy and grimdark, dark in tone, set in secondary world.

“The Grim Company, a shoddy band of misfits that includes a crippled Halfmage, two orphans, and a manservant, must fight the Magelord Salazar, the Augmentors, the White Lady, and demons in an effort to save the world.”
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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.”
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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.

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What should I read after The Aeons' Gate?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Aeons' Gate on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Aeons' Gate?: Tome of the Undergates. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Aeons' Gate.
How big is The Aeons' Gate?: The Aeons' Gate is 3 books, 2010–2012.

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