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Books like Vows and Honor: 9 series to read next

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

Vows and Honor is 18 books, 1985–2005.

“Vows and Honor follows Tarma, a Shin'a'in swordswoman who survived the massacre of her entire clan, and Kethry, a sorceress fleeing an abusive arranged marriage, after a magical blade binds their fates together.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Hyborian Age
Narnia
The Riftwar
Forgotten Realms
Moorcock's Multiverse
Tiger and Del
Dilvish
The Crescent Moon Kingdoms

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.”
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Hyborian AgeUniverse

universe242 books1929

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Earlier still lies the Thurian Age of Kull of Valusia, brooding forerunner to Conan.”
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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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.”
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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
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Tiger and DelSeries

seriesJennifer Roberson10 books1985

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Jennifer Roberson's fantasy series pairs Tiger, a desert-born sword-dancer from the south, with Del, a Northern swordswoman trained in her own tradition of blade-magic, as reluctant partners across a hostile borderland.”
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Start with Sword-Dancer →

DilvishSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny13 books1965

Fantasy and sword and sorcery, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Centuries ago, the half-elf warrior Dilvish tried to stop a dark sorcerer named Jelerak from completing a terrible ritual, and paid for it by being turned to stone and having his soul cast into Hell.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Passage to Dilfar →

The Crescent Moon KingdomsSeries

seriesSaladin Ahmed1 book2012

Set in desert.

“A handful of reluctant heroes must uncover the truth behind the killings before the kingdom tears itself apart.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Throne of the Crescent Moon →

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 Vows and Honor?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Vows and Honor on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Vows and Honor?: The Oathbound. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Vows and Honor.
How big is Vows and Honor?: Vows and Honor is 18 books, 1985–2005.

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