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The Rising Wave is 3 books, 2020–2021.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
World of Ice and Fire
Throne of Glass
Grishaverse
Paksenarrion
Lightbringer
The Acacia Trilogy
The Powder Mage

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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic 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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Throne of GlassSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas & Lynette Noni15 books2012

“As the story progresses, Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures.”
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Start with Throne of Glass →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

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

universe31 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“A sheepfarmer's daughter refuses the marriage her father arranged, walks off the farm with nothing but a good knife, and signs her name to a mercenary company's roll.”
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LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

The Acacia TrilogySeries

seriesDavid Anthony Durham3 books2007

Dark in tone.

“David Anthony Durham's trilogy, continuing through The Other Lands and The Sacred Band, follows the siblings as each confronts a different piece of the empire's hidden machinery.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Acacia: The War with the Mein →

The Powder MageUniverse

universe19 books2013

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

“Load your powder, and pray your sorcery outruns their cannon.”
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What should I read after The Rising Wave?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Rising Wave on what it is about, not on what sells.
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How big is The Rising Wave?: The Rising Wave is 3 books, 2020–2021.

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