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Books like The Obsidian Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Obsidian Chronicles is epic fantasy and fantasy, about dragons, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Obsidian Chronicles is 3 books, 1999–2003.

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
Dragon Trilogies
Shannara
The Riftwar
Moorcock's Multiverse
Sparhawk
Sword of Truth
Halfblood Chronicles

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

Tense in tone.

“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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

seriesAndre Norton & Mercedes Lackey3 books1991

About elves and wizards.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
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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 Obsidian Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Obsidian Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Obsidian Chronicles?: Dragon Weather. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Obsidian Chronicles.
How big is The Obsidian Chronicles?: The Obsidian Chronicles is 3 books, 1999–2003.

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