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Books like The Frean Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Frean 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 Frean Chronicles is 3 books, 2022–2025.

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World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
The Riftwar
Throne of Glass
Dragon Trilogies
Seven Realms Universe
Crown of Stars
The Daevabad Trilogy
Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)

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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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Throne of Glass →

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
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Seven Realms UniverseSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima8 books2009

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

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Crown of StarsSeries

seriesKate Elliott11 books1996

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with King's Dragon →

The Daevabad TrilogySeries

seriesS. A. Chakraborty5 books2017

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Nahri is a con artist and unlicensed healer working the streets of 18th-century Cairo who accidentally summons Dara, a formidable djinn warrior, during a fake exorcism gone wrong.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Brass →

Dragon Age (Bioware RPG tie-in)Series

seriesPatrick Weekes, David Gaider, Brianne Battye, Courtney Woods, John Epler, Lukas Kristjanson, Sylvia Feketekuty, Arone Le Bray, Caitlin Sullivan Kelly, Chris Bain, Christopher Morgan, Liane Merciel, Matthew Goldman & Ryan Cormier21 books2009

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“The Stolen Throne and The Calling serve as prequels filling in the backstory of characters central to the first game, while later books such as Asunder and The Masked Empire tie more directly into the plots and politics of the sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stolen Throne →

Why these

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What should I read after The Frean Chronicles?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Frean Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Frean Chronicles?: Contest of Queens. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Frean Chronicles.
How big is The Frean Chronicles?: The Frean Chronicles is 3 books, 2022–2025.

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