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Books like The Winnowing Flame: 9 series to read next

The Winnowing Flame is epic fantasy, about war and quests, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Winnowing Flame is 3 books, 2017–2019.

“Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces - talk about a guilt trip.”
from the catalogue description of The Ninth Rain

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
Malazan
The Circle of the World
Sparhawk
Cosmere
The Riftwar
Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

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

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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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The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

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

“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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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 →

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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Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)Series

seriesKevin J. Anderson4 books2009

About expeditions, set in at sea.

“The Edge of the World opens the story, continuing through The Map of All Things and The Key to Creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Edge of the World →

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 Winnowing Flame?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Winnowing Flame on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Winnowing Flame?: The Ninth Rain. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Winnowing Flame.
How big is The Winnowing Flame?: The Winnowing Flame is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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