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Books like The Alfurian Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Alfurian Chronicles is epic fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Alfurian Chronicles is 3 books, 2021–2022.

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Sword of Truth
Cosmere
Shannara
The Codex Alera
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Lightbringer
Tolkien's legendarium
Throne of Glass
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy.

“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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The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

Fantasy.

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Furies of Calderon →

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Fantasy, dark in tone, about quests.

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LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy.

“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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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Alfurian Chronicles?: Sword of Truth — the closest match to The Alfurian Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Alfurian Chronicles?: Defiant. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Alfurian Chronicles.
How big is The Alfurian Chronicles?: The Alfurian Chronicles is 3 books, 2021–2022.

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