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The Scion Chronicles is 4 books, 2013–2016.

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Earthsea
World of Ice and Fire
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
His Dark Materials
Grishaverse
Throne of Glass
Stephen King multiverse
Tortall
Cosmere

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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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Start with Throne of Glass →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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What should I read after The Scion Chronicles?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Scion Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Scion Chronicles?: Daughter of Nothing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Scion Chronicles.
How big is The Scion Chronicles?: The Scion Chronicles is 4 books, 2013–2016.

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