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The Eternal Ephemera 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 Eternal Ephemera is 3 books, 2022–2024.

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The Riftwar
Kyralia series
Earthsea
Sword of Truth
World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
Lightbringer
The Licanius Trilogy
Tolkien's legendarium

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

About wizards.

“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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

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

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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 →

LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

The Licanius TrilogySeries

seriesJames Islington3 books2014

About chosen one and prophecy.

“The three books trace how the old war's cover-up starts to unravel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shadow of What Was Lost →

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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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 Eternal Ephemera?: The Riftwar — the closest match to The Eternal Ephemera on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Eternal Ephemera?: Blood of a Novice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Eternal Ephemera.
How big is The Eternal Ephemera?: The Eternal Ephemera is 3 books, 2022–2024.

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