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Books like The Dreamers: 9 series to read next

The Dreamers is epic fantasy and fantasy, about gods, 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 Dreamers is 5 books, 2003–2006.

“The Elder Gods are not permitted to use their powers to kill, but the young Dreamers can use their dreams to predict and affect the future.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Sparhawk
Narnia
Cosmere
The Codex Alera
Shannara
Guardians of Ga'hoole
Forgotten Realms

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

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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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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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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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 →

The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

About political intrigue.

“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 →

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.”
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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

About coming of age.

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Capture →

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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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 Dreamers?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Dreamers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dreamers?: The Elder Gods. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dreamers.
How big is The Dreamers?: The Dreamers is 5 books, 2003–2006.
Is The Dreamers finished?: Yes — 5 books, 2003–2006.

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