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Books like The Uncharted Realms: 9 series to read next

The Uncharted 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 Uncharted Realms is 8 books, 2016–2020.

“The population is beset by shapeshifters and portents, landscapes that migrate, uncanny allies who are not quite human, and enemies eager to take advantage of the chaos.”
from the catalogue description of The Pages of the Mind

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Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Celestial Kingdom
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Seven Kingdoms / Graceling Realm
The Kiesha'ra
Iskari
Twelve Houses
Cosmere
Warlands Universe

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

About fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

Seven Kingdoms / Graceling RealmSeries

seriesKristin Cashore & uncredited6 books2008

About coming of age.

“Kristin Cashore continued the world with the prequel-adjacent Fire, set in a neighboring land, and the sequel Bitterblue, then extended it further north with Winterkeep and Seasparrow.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Graceling →

The Kiesha'raSeries

seriesAmelia Atwater-Rhodes5 books2003

Start with Hawksong →

IskariSeries

seriesKristen Ciccarelli3 books2017

“In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went.”
from the catalogue description of The Last Namsara

Start with The Last Namsara →

Twelve HousesSeries

seriesSharon Shinn8 books2005

Fantasy, about political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“In the south, hostility toward magic and its users has risen to a dangerous level, though King Baryn has ordered that such mystics are to be tolerated.”
from the catalogue description of Mystic and Rider

Start with Mystic and Rider →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic 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 →

Warlands UniverseSeries

seriesElizabeth Vaughan10 books2005

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

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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 Uncharted Realms?: Kushiel's Legacy Universe — the closest match to The Uncharted Realms on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Uncharted Realms?: The Pages of the Mind. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Uncharted Realms.
How big is The Uncharted Realms?: The Uncharted Realms is 8 books, 2016–2020.

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