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Books like The Licanius Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Licanius Trilogy is epic fantasy, about chosen one and prophecy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Licanius Trilogy is 3 books, 2014–2019.

“The three books trace how the old war's cover-up starts to unravel.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
The Riftwar
The Codex Alera
Lightbringer
Kyralia series
Millennium's Rule
Sword of Truth

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

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

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

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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The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

About war.

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Furies of Calderon →

LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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Millennium's RuleSeries

seriesTrudi Canavan4 books2014

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Trudi Canavan follows both of them as their discoveries chip away at what their worlds have taught them about magic, history, and who holds power.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Thief's Magic →

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.”
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Why these

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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 Licanius Trilogy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Licanius Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Licanius Trilogy?: The Shadow of What Was Lost. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Licanius Trilogy.
How big is The Licanius Trilogy?: The Licanius Trilogy is 3 books, 2014–2019.

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