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Books like The Moontide Quartet: 9 series to read next

The Moontide Quartet 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 Moontide Quartet is 4 books, 2012–2015.

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
The Riftwar
Cosmere
Dragon Trilogies
The Powder Mage
Malazan
Sparhawk
Millennium's Rule

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

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

“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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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 →

Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

About dragons.

“The Dragon Prince trilogy focuses on Prince Rohan of the Desert and his Sunrunner wife, Sioned, while the Dragon Star trilogy focuses on their son, Pol.”
from the catalogue description
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The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

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

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

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

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

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 Moontide Quartet?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Moontide Quartet on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Moontide Quartet?: Mage's Blood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Moontide Quartet.
How big is The Moontide Quartet?: The Moontide Quartet is 4 books, 2012–2015.

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