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Books like The Three Realms: 9 series to read next

The Three Realms 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 Three Realms is 2 books, 2025–2026.

“In a world invaded by demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to save her mother's soul... before she loses her forever.”
from the catalogue description of The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
World of Ice and Fire
Stephen King multiverse
Winterlands
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Malazan
Tolkien's legendarium
Grishaverse
Narnia

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy.

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

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Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

WinterlandsSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1986

Fantasy, about demons and dragons, set in secondary world.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonsbane

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Thomas Covenant the UnbelieverSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson11 books1977

Epic fantasy.

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy.

“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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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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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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

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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.

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What should I read after The Three Realms?: The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu — the closest match to The Three Realms on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Three Realms?: The Scorpion and the Night Blossom. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Three Realms.
How big is The Three Realms?: The Three Realms is 2 books, 2025–2026.

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