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Books like The Last Rune: 9 series to read next

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

The Last Rune is 7 books, 1998–2004.

“Strange symbols are carved into storefronts, and ancient legends come to life.”
from the catalogue description of Beyond the Pale

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Fionavar Universe
Narnia
Sword of Truth
His Dark Materials
Tolkien's legendarium
Shannara
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Stephen King multiverse
Fillory

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Emotional in tone.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“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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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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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

FillorySeries

seriesLev Grossman7 books2009

Portal fantasy and fantasy, about magic schools, set in secondary world and contemporary.

Start with The Magicians →

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 Last Rune?: Fionavar Universe — the closest match to The Last Rune on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Last Rune?: Beyond the Pale. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Last Rune.
How big is The Last Rune?: The Last Rune is 7 books, 1998–2004.

Books like The Last Rune: 9 series to read next

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