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Books like The Banished Gods: 9 series to read next

The Banished Gods is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Banished Gods is 8 books, 2019–2020.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
Narnia
Fionavar Universe
Malazan
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Blood and Ash Universe
Renshai Universe
Chronicles of the Cheysuli

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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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 →

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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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

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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Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Romantasy.

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Renshai UniverseSeries

seriesMickey Zucker Reichert9 books1992

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

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Chronicles of the CheysuliSeries

seriesJennifer Roberson10 books1984

About shapeshifters.

“Jennifer Roberson's Chronicles of the Cheysuli opens a generation later with Alix, daughter of that forbidden union, as she comes to terms with the shapechanging magic in her own blood and an ancient prophecy she can't escape.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shapechangers →

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 Banished Gods?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Banished Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Banished Gods?: Ruined King. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Banished Gods.
How big is The Banished Gods?: The Banished Gods is 8 books, 2019–2020.

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