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Books like The Yliaster Crystal: 9 series to read next

The Yliaster Crystal 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 Yliaster Crystal is 3 books, 2018–2020.

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Earthsea
Grishaverse
Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
Narnia
Pellinor
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
World of Septimus Heap
Trillium / World of the Three Moons

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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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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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

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

Start with The Final Empire →

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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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

Epic fantasy, about quests.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy, about quests.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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Trillium / World of the Three MoonsSeries

seriesJulian May, Andre Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley & Elisabeth Waters5 books1990

Epic fantasy.

“Individually, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May and Andre Norton have won the love and admiration of millions of readers.”
from the catalogue description of Black Trillium
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Start with Black Trillium →

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 Yliaster Crystal?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Yliaster Crystal on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Yliaster Crystal?: Stolen Soul. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Yliaster Crystal.
How big is The Yliaster Crystal?: The Yliaster Crystal is 3 books, 2018–2020.

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