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Books like The Elder Stones Saga: 9 series to read next

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

The Elder Stones Saga is 8 books, from 2019.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Shannara
World of Ice and Fire
Sword of Truth
Cosmere
Sparhawk
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Millennium's Rule

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 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.”
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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.”
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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

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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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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Millennium's RuleSeries

seriesTrudi Canavan4 books2014

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Trudi Canavan follows both of them as their discoveries chip away at what their worlds have taught them about magic, history, and who holds power.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Thief's Magic →

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 Elder Stones Saga?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Elder Stones Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Elder Stones Saga?: The Darkest Revenge. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Elder Stones Saga.
How big is The Elder Stones Saga?: The Elder Stones Saga is 8 books, from 2019.

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