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Books like The Sunsurge Quartet: 9 series to read next

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

The Sunsurge Quartet is 4 books, 2017–2020.

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Cosmere
World of Ice and Fire
Lightbringer
Shannara
The Riftwar
Sword of Truth
Malazan
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Lord of the Isles

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy and 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 →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about political intrigue and war, set in secondary world.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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LightbringerSeries

seriesBrent Weeks5 books2010

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with The Black Prism →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

About quests.

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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.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Lord of the Isles →

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 Sunsurge Quartet?: Cosmere — the closest match to The Sunsurge Quartet on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Sunsurge Quartet?: Empress of the Fall. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Sunsurge Quartet.
How big is The Sunsurge Quartet?: The Sunsurge Quartet is 4 books, 2017–2020.

Books like The Sunsurge Quartet: 9 series to read next

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