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Books like The Falconbone Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Falconbone Chronicles 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 Falconbone Chronicles is 4 books, 2019–2025.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Sword of Truth
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Cosmere
Shannara
Earthsea
Paksenarrion
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Zimiamvian Trilogy

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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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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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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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

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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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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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PaksenarrionUniverse

universe31 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“A sheepfarmer's daughter refuses the marriage her father arranged, walks off the farm with nothing but a good knife, and signs her name to a mercenary company's roll.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Dark in tone.

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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

About court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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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 Falconbone Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Falconbone Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Falconbone Chronicles?: The King's Regret. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Falconbone Chronicles.
How big is The Falconbone Chronicles?: The Falconbone Chronicles is 4 books, 2019–2025.

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