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Books like Wax and Wayne: 9 series to read next

Wax and Wayne is fantasy, set in secondary world and big city, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wax and Wayne is 5 books, 2011–2022.

“Brandon Sanderson's quartet - The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning, The Lost Metal - forms the second era of Mistborn within his larger Cosmere, shifting tone from epic fantasy toward a magic-powered detective story.”
from the catalogue description

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Cosmere
Tolkien's legendarium
Tortall
Sparhawk
Kyralia series
The Riftwar
Trillium / World of the Three Moons
Shannara
Ixia & Sitia milieu

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

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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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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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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about political intrigue and wizards, set in secondary world.

“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 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.”
from the catalogue description

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Trillium / World of the Three MoonsSeries

seriesJulian May, Andre Norton, Marion Zimmer Bradley & Elisabeth Waters5 books1990

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Individually, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May and Andre Norton have won the love and admiration of millions of readers.”
from the catalogue description of Black Trillium
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Start with Black Trillium →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

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Ixia & Sitia milieuSeries

seriesMaria V. Snyder12 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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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 Wax and Wayne?: Cosmere — the closest match to Wax and Wayne on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wax and Wayne?: The Alloy of Law. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wax and Wayne.
How big is Wax and Wayne?: Wax and Wayne is 5 books, 2011–2022.

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