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Books like The Cartographer: 9 series to read next

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

The Cartographer is 12 books, 2019–2020.

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Earthsea
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Howl's Castle
Legends (Robert Silverberg)
World of Septimus Heap
The Riftwar
The Quest of the Riddle-Master

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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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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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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.”
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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

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Legends (Robert Silverberg)Series

seriesRobert Silverberg & Orson Scott Card16 books1998

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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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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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Cartographer?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Cartographer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Cartographer?: Sacrifice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Cartographer.
How big is The Cartographer?: The Cartographer is 12 books, 2019–2020.

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