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Books like The Three Powers Quartet: 9 series to read next

The Three Powers 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 Three Powers Quartet is 4 books, 2012–2015.

“On the summit of the fabled mountain Slievenamon in Ireland there is a doorway to an ancient land of terrible power.”
from the catalogue description of The Snowmelt River

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Tolkien's legendarium
Shannara
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn
The Riftwar
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Sword of Truth
Narnia
Age of Legends
Fionavar Universe

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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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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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
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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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, dark in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Age of LegendsSeries

seriesKelley Armstrong4 books2014

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

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 Three Powers Quartet?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Three Powers Quartet on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Three Powers Quartet?: The Snowmelt River. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Three Powers Quartet.
How big is The Three Powers Quartet?: The Three Powers Quartet is 4 books, 2012–2015.

Books like The Three Powers Quartet: 9 series to read next

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