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Books like The Fifth Ward: 9 series to read next

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

The Fifth Ward is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Gentleman Bastard Sequence
Grishaverse
Circle of Magic
Guardians of Ga'hoole
Cosmere
Tortall
The Princess and the Goblin
Narnia

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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Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries

seriesScott Lynch7 books2006

About con artists and heist.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About coming of age and magic schools.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue description

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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

Epic fantasy, about war and 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 →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests and coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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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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.

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What should I read after The Fifth Ward?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Fifth Ward on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Fifth Ward?: First Watch. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Fifth Ward.
How big is The Fifth Ward?: The Fifth Ward is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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