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Books like The Greatcoats: 9 series to read next

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

The Greatcoats is 8 books, 2014–2026.

“The fourth book, Tyrant's Throne, was released in 2017.”
from the catalogue description of Traitor's Blade

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Cosmere
Forgotten Realms
World of Ice and Fire
The Powder Mage
Grishaverse
Tolkien's legendarium
The Riftwar
Skalan Saga
Tortall

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Fantasy and epic fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

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

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The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

Fantasy and epic fantasy, tense in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
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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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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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic 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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Skalan SagaSeries

seriesLynn Flewelling17 books1996

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

Start with Perfection →

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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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 Greatcoats?: Cosmere — the closest match to The Greatcoats on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Greatcoats?: Traitor's Blade. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Greatcoats.
How big is The Greatcoats?: The Greatcoats is 8 books, 2014–2026.

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