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Books like Thraxas: 9 series to read next

Thraxas is fantasy and mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in secondary world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Thraxas is 11 books, 1999–2019.

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Garrett, P. I.
Discworld
Tortall
Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
Eddie LaCrosse
Myth Adventures
Ixia & Sitia milieu
The Circle of the World

Garrett, P. I.Series

seriesGlen Cook15 books1987

Fantasy and mystery & detective, funny in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world and big city.

“The novels are written in a hard-boiled detective fiction style, with elements of traditional mystery and dialogue-based humor.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Sweet Silver Blues →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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 →

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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Eddie LaCrosseSeries

seriesAlex Bledsoe7 books2007

Fantasy and mystery & detective, set in secondary world.

Start with The Sword-Edged Blonde →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
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Start with Another Fine Myth →

Ixia & Sitia milieuSeries

seriesMaria V. Snyder12 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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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 →

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 Thraxas?: Garrett, P. I. — the closest match to Thraxas on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Thraxas?: Thraxas. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Thraxas.
How big is Thraxas?: Thraxas is 11 books, 1999–2019.

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