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Books like The Calandran Novels: 9 series to read next

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

The Calandran Novels is 9 books, 1981–2011.

“Fantasy story about a peddler, who having been tricked and cheated by his erstwhile fiance, travels to a distant land to try to get on with his life.”
from the catalogue description of The Wizard's Shadow

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
Shannara
Sparhawk
The Riftwar
Earthsea
World of Septimus Heap
Deltora milieu

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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic 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 RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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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 The Calandran Novels?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Calandran Novels on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Calandran Novels?: The Wizard's Shadow. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Calandran Novels.
How big is The Calandran Novels?: The Calandran Novels is 9 books, 1981–2011.

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