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Books like Tower Knights: 9 series to read next

Tower Knights is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Tower Knights is 5 books, 2021–2024.

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Earthsea
Tairen Soul
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Cosmere
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Fae & Alchemy
Blood and Ash Universe
Fionavar Universe

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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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Tairen SoulSeries

seriesC. L. Wilson6 books2007

Romantasy and epic fantasy, emotional in tone, about forbidden love, set in secondary world.

Start with Lord of the Fading Lands →

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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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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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 →

Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

About political intrigue.

“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 →

Fae & AlchemySeries

seriesCallie Hart2 books2024

About fae and enemies to lovers.

“Hart self-published the book in June 2024 after declining her literary agent's request for substantial revisions.”
from the catalogue description of Quicksilver

Start with Quicksilver →

Blood and Ash UniverseSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout10 books2020

Romantasy, set in secondary world.

Reading order →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

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 Tower Knights?: Earthsea — the closest match to Tower Knights on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Tower Knights?: Music of the Night. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tower Knights.
How big is Tower Knights?: Tower Knights is 5 books, 2021–2024.

Books like Tower Knights: 9 series to read next

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