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Books like The Thief's Talisman: 9 series to read next

The Thief's Talisman 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 Thief's Talisman is 3 books, from 2017.

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World of Ice and Fire
Kyralia series
The Riftwar
Grishaverse
Cosmere
Sword of Truth
Sparhawk
Lord of the Isles
Wars of Vis

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about war.

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

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Epic fantasy.

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

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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Lord of the IslesSeries

seriesDavid Drake10 books1997

Epic fantasy.

“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
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Start with Lord of the Isles →

Wars of VisSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1976

Epic fantasy, dark in tone, about gods.

“The Storm Lord opens the trilogy, continued by Anackire and The White Serpent.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Storm Lord →

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 Thief's Talisman?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Thief's Talisman on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Thief's Talisman?: Mortal Heir. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Thief's Talisman.
How big is The Thief's Talisman?: The Thief's Talisman is 3 books, from 2017.

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