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Books like The Dragon Nimbus: 9 series to read next

The Dragon Nimbus is fantasy and epic fantasy, about dragons, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Dragon Nimbus is 5 books, 1994–2002.

“Jaylor, a journeyman wizard, is one among many who has been sent forth from the capital to investigate, despite the fact that his mentors consider him almost hopeless because his magic does not follow and of the standard forms.”
from the catalogue description of The Glass Dragon

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Tolkien's legendarium
Sparhawk
The Riftwar
Kyralia series
Shannara
Dragon Trilogies
Forgotten Realms
Lord of the Isles
Cosmere

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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy and 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

Epic fantasy and 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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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

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

“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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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and 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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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

Epic fantasy and fantasy, tense in tone, about dragons and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“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
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Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue description

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Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

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

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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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 →

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 Dragon Nimbus?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Dragon Nimbus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dragon Nimbus?: The Glass Dragon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dragon Nimbus.
How big is The Dragon Nimbus?: The Dragon Nimbus is 5 books, 1994–2002.

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