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Books like The Secret Texts: 9 series to read next

The Secret Texts is epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world, dark and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Secret Texts is 4 books, 1998–2002.

“Holly Lisle was an American writer of fantasy, science fiction, paranormal romance and romantic suspense novels.”
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World of Ice and Fire
Cosmere
Malazan
The Poppy War
Tolkien's legendarium
Dragon Trilogies
An Ember in the Ashes
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Circle of the World

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
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The Poppy WarSeries

seriesR. F. Kuang4 books2018

Grimdark, about war.

“The Poppy War follows Rin, a war orphan who tests into an elite military academy and discovers a talent for shamanic power tied to a pantheon of vengeful gods.”
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Start with The Poppy War →

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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Dragon TrilogiesSeries

seriesMelanie Rawn6 books1988

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

“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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An Ember in the AshesSeries

seriesSabaa Tahir4 books2015

“Sabaa Tahir's quartet, continuing through A Torch Against the Night, A Reaper at the Gates, and A Sky Beyond the Storm, follows the two toward a reckoning with the empire that trained one of them to enforce it.”
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Start with An Ember in the Ashes →

Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

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 Secret Texts?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Secret Texts on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Secret Texts?: Diplomacy of Wolves. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Secret Texts.
How big is The Secret Texts?: The Secret Texts is 4 books, 1998–2002.
Is The Secret Texts finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1998–2002.

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