Series
Books like The Farseer: 9 series to read next
The Farseer is fantasy and epic fantasy, about psychic powers, set in secondary world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Farseer is 6 books, 1995–2010.
“Set in and around the fictional realm of the Six Duchies, it tells the story of FitzChivalry Farseer, an illegitimate son of a prince who is trained as an assassin.”
from the catalogue description
- World of Ice and Fire
- Earthsea
- Malazan
- Tolkien's legendarium
- The Circle of the World
- Zimiamvian Trilogy
- The Inheritance (Jemisin)
- Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
- Gormenghast
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
About war.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasyfantasydarkpolitical intrigue
- EarthseaUniverse
universe19 books1964
About wizards.
matchedsecondary worldfantasyepic fantasyreflective
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasy
- Zimiamvian TrilogySeries
seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922
Fantasy and epic fantasy, about court intrigue and political intrigue, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldfantasyepic fantasycourt intriguepolitical intrigue
seriesN. K. Jemisin9 books2010
About gods.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasyfantasydarkpolitical intrigue
seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977
Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
matchedsecondary worldepic fantasyfantasydarkquests
- GormenghastSeries
seriesMervyn Peake & Maeve Gilmore6 books1946
Gothic.
matchedsecondary worldfantasydark
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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 Farseer?
- World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Farseer on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Farseer?
- Assassin's Apprentice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Farseer.
- How big is The Farseer?
- The Farseer is 6 books, 1995–2010.