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Books like The Shield, Sword, and Crown: 9 series to read next

The Shield, Sword, and Crown is fantasy, about quests, 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 Shield, Sword, and Crown is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
The Ivory Key
Sparhawk
Deltora milieu
Redwall
Tortall
Earthsea

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.”
from the catalogue description

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

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

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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The Ivory KeySeries

seriesAkshaya Raman2 books2022

About sibling rivalry.

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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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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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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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 Shield, Sword, and Crown?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Shield, Sword, and Crown on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Shield, Sword, and Crown?: Shield of Stars. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Shield, Sword, and Crown.
How big is The Shield, Sword, and Crown?: The Shield, Sword, and Crown is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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