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The Nightingale Trilogy is 3 books, 2022–2024.

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Earthsea
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Fionavar Universe
Grishaverse
Stephen King multiverse
Tolkien's legendarium
Throne of Glass
Birthgrave
Sword of Truth

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

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

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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

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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.”
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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

Epic fantasy.

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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BirthgraveSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1975

About revenge.

“The person: a woman awakening from a deathlike sleep.”
from the catalogue description of The Birthgrave

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy.

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

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What should I read after The Nightingale Trilogy?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Nightingale Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Nightingale Trilogy?: Calor. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Nightingale Trilogy.
How big is The Nightingale Trilogy?: The Nightingale Trilogy is 3 books, 2022–2024.

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