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Books like The Childe Morgan: 9 series to read next

The Childe Morgan is historical fantasy and fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Childe Morgan is 4 books, 2003–2014.

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World of Ice and Fire
Kyralia series
Dragon Trilogies
The Riftwar
Earthsea
The Imager Portfolio
Fortress (C. J. Cherryh)
The World of Riverside
The Codex Alera

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

Epic fantasy, about dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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

Epic fantasy.

“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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The Imager PortfolioSeries

seriesL. E. Modesitt & Jr.12 books2009

Fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Tantor Audio employed William Dufris to narrate the series.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Fortress (C. J. Cherryh)Series

seriesC. J. Cherryh5 books1995

Epic fantasy.

“Deep in an abandoned, shattered castle, an old man of the Old Magic muttered almost forgotten words.”
from the catalogue description of Fortress in the Eye of Time
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fortress in the Eye of Time →

The World of RiversideSeries

seriesEllen Kushner, Joel Derfner, Tessa Gratton, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Liz Duffy Adams, Racheline Maltese, Malinda Lo, Paul Witcover, Juliet Ulman, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Patty Bryant & Kelly Robson72 books1982

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The wider World of Riverside has since expanded into shared-world short fiction and anthologies, such as Swords of Riverside, contributed to by numerous other writers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Swordspoint →

The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

Epic fantasy, about war.

“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 →

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 Childe Morgan?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Childe Morgan on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Childe Morgan?: In the King's Service. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Childe Morgan.
How big is The Childe Morgan?: The Childe Morgan is 4 books, 2003–2014.

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