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

The Blacksword Regiment is 4 books, from 2020.

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Malazan
World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Circle of the World
The Prison Healer
The Demon Cycle
Shannara
The Broken Earth

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

“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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Fantasy and grimdark, set in secondary world.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

The Prison HealerSeries

seriesLynette Noni3 books2021

About revenge.

“Lynette Noni's YA trilogy follows Kiva Meridan, a teenage healer imprisoned in the brutal death camp of Zalindov, who is forced to stand trial by combat in another prisoner's place when a mysterious rebel movement upends the prison's order.”
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Start with The Prison Healer →

The Demon CycleUniverse

universe18 books2008

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“When the sun goes down, the ground breathes out murder.”
from the catalogue description

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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic 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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The Broken EarthSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin5 books2014

Science fantasy, about ecological collapse.

“N. K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy is set on the Stillness, a single supercontinent wracked every few centuries by civilization-ending climate catastrophes called Fifth Seasons.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fifth Season →

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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 Blacksword Regiment?: Malazan — the closest match to The Blacksword Regiment on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Blacksword Regiment?: A Hymn for the Dying. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Blacksword Regiment.
How big is The Blacksword Regiment?: The Blacksword Regiment is 4 books, from 2020.

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