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Books like The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Light Beyond the Storm 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 Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles is 3 books, 2012–2015.

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Sword of Truth
World of Ice and Fire
The Riftwar
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
Malazan
The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
The Song of Shattered Sands
Throne of Glass
Lord of the Isles

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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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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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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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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The Kingdoms of Thorn and BoneSeries

seriesGreg Keyes4 books2003

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

“In doing so, she freed the race of humans - once taken from their distant homes and forced to wear the bitter yoke of slavery.”
from the catalogue description of The Briar King
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Start with The Briar King →

The Song of Shattered SandsSeries

seriesBradley P. Beaulieu14 books2015

Set in desert.

“Starting in 2015 with Twelve Kings in Sharakhai, the series was concluded in 2021 with A Desert Torn Asunder.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Of Sand and Malice Made →

Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
from the catalogue description
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Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Lord of the Isles →

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 Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles?: Sword of Truth — the closest match to The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles?: The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles.
How big is The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles?: The Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles is 3 books, 2012–2015.

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