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Books like Twelve Nights: 9 series to read next

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

Twelve Nights is 3 books, 2018–2021.

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Earthsea
Tolkien's legendarium
Howl's Castle
World of Septimus Heap
Narnia
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Magic Goes Away
Tortall
Discworld

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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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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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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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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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

Magic Goes AwaySeries

seriesLarry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Bob Shaw, Dean Ing, Dian Girard, Fred Saberhagen, Mildred Downey Broxon, Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny & Steven Barnes22 books1969

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The name is also used to refer to the series which includes this story.”
from the catalogue description of The Magic Goes Away

Start with The Magic Goes Away →

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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DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

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

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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 Twelve Nights?: Earthsea — the closest match to Twelve Nights on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Twelve Nights?: Twelve Nights. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Twelve Nights.
How big is Twelve Nights?: Twelve Nights is 3 books, 2018–2021.

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