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Books like The Dragonclaw Sword: 9 series to read next

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

The Dragonclaw Sword is 6 books, from 2021.

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World of Ice and Fire
Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Shannara
Sparhawk
Cosmere
Sword of Truth
Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)
Forgotten Realms

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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.”
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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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.”
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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.”
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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 →

Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

seriesPatrick Weekes, David Gaider, Brianne Battye, Courtney Woods, John Epler, Lukas Kristjanson, Sylvia Feketekuty, Arone Le Bray, Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Chris Bain, Christopher Morgan, Liane Merciel, Matthew Goldman & Ryan Cormier21 books2009

About political intrigue.

“The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stolen Throne →

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.”
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Why these

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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 Dragonclaw Sword?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Dragonclaw Sword on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dragonclaw Sword?: Clawing for Survival. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dragonclaw Sword.
How big is The Dragonclaw Sword?: The Dragonclaw Sword is 6 books, from 2021.

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