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Books like The Seventh Sword: 9 series to read next

The Seventh Sword is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Seventh Sword is 4 books, 1988–2012.

“The Seventh Sword opens with The Reluctant Swordsman, Dave Duncan's 1990 fantasy novel and the first installment in this tetralogy.”
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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Spellsinger
Spearwielder's Tales
Sparhawk
Moorcock's Multiverse
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Shannara
Cosmere

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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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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SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

About music.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
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Start with Spellsinger →

Spearwielder's TalesSeries

seriesR. A. Salvatore3 books1993

About dragons.

“The Woods Out Back, The Dragon's Dagger, and Dragonslayer's Return follow Gary as he's pulled back into that world again and again, growing into the role thrust on him.”
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Start with The Woods Out Back →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic 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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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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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic 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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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 →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Seventh Sword?: Narnia — the closest match to The Seventh Sword on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Seventh Sword?: The Reluctant Swordsman. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Seventh Sword.
How big is The Seventh Sword?: The Seventh Sword is 4 books, 1988–2012.
Is The Seventh Sword finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1988–2012.

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