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Books like The Seven Realms: 9 series to read next

The Seven Realms is epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Seven Realms is 4 books, 2009–2012.

“Han Alister, a thief-turned-wizard, joins forces with Princess Raisa ana'Marianna to defend her right to the Gray Wolf Throne.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Seven Realms Universe
The Riftwar
World of Ice and Fire
Sparhawk
The Codex Alera
Kyralia series
Shannara
Lord of the Isles

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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Seven Realms UniverseSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima8 books2009

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

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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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Dark in tone, about war.

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

universe6 books1989

About quests.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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The Codex AleraSeries

seriesJim Butcher6 books2004

About war.

“Jim Butcher's six-book series, continuing through Academ's Fury, Cursor's Fury, Captain's Fury, Princeps' Fury, and First Lord's Fury, builds from small-scale political maneuvering into full-scale war.”
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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy and fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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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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Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

About quests.

“In 1997, Drake began his largest fantasy series, Lord of the Isles, using elements of Sumerian religion and medieval-era technology.”
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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 Seven Realms?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Seven Realms on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Seven Realms?: The Demon King. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Seven Realms.
How big is The Seven Realms?: The Seven Realms is 4 books, 2009–2012.

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