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Books like The Great Game: 9 series to read next

The Great Game is 3 books, 1995–1997.

“The trilogy follows one continuous journey across its three volumes.”
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Cosmere
World of Ice and Fire
Grishaverse
Narnia
Sword of Truth
Lightbringer
The Riftwar
Malazan
His Dark Materials

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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

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

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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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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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.”
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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy.

Start with The Black Prism →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Great Game?: Cosmere — the closest match to The Great Game on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Great Game?: Past Imperative. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Great Game.
How big is The Great Game?: The Great Game is 3 books, 1995–1997.
Is The Great Game finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1995–1997.

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