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Books like Uncommon Magic: 9 series to read next

Uncommon Magic is fantasy and mystery & detective, set in secondary world and big city, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Uncommon Magic is 2 books, 2015–2016.

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Tortall
Rithmatist
Kyralia series
The Keepers (Lian Tanner)
Shadow of the Leviathan
Tolkien's legendarium
Maradaine
The Last Legacy (James Logan)
Magisterium

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

“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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RithmatistSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson1 book2013

Start with The Rithmatist →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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The Keepers (Lian Tanner)Series

seriesLian Tanner3 books2010

Fantasy, mysterious and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world and big city.

Start with Museum of Thieves →

Shadow of the LeviathanSeries

seriesRobert Jackson Bennett3 books2024

Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world.

“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tainted Cup →

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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MaradaineUniverse

universe19 books2015

Fantasy, set in secondary world and big city.

“The tramlines of Maradaine run through everything — past the University spires, down the gaslit alleys of Dentonhill, across the cold marble of Parliament.”
from the catalogue description

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The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series

seriesJames Logan2 books2024

About family secrets.

“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue description of The Silverblood Promise

Start with The Silverblood Promise →

MagisteriumSeries

seriesCassandra Clare & Holly Black5 books2014

Set in underground & caves.

“All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic.”
from the catalogue description of The Iron Trial
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Start with The Iron Trial →

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 Uncommon Magic?: Tortall — the closest match to Uncommon Magic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Uncommon Magic?: A Pocket Full of Murder. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Uncommon Magic.
How big is Uncommon Magic?: Uncommon Magic is 2 books, 2015–2016.

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