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Books like Waxways: 9 series to read next

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

Waxways is 3 books, 2023–2025.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Grishaverse
Earthsea
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Stephen King multiverse
Kyralia series
Circle of Magic
The Book of Tea
Keeper of the Lost Cities

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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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

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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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About coming of age.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue description

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The Book of TeaSeries

seriesJudy I. Lin2 books2022

About political intrigue.

“For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault.”
from the catalogue description of A Magic Steeped in Poison

Start with A Magic Steeped in Poison →

Keeper of the Lost CitiesSeries

seriesShannon Messenger11 books2012

Start with Keeper of the Lost Cities →

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 Waxways?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Waxways on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Waxways?: A Door in the Dark. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Waxways.
How big is Waxways?: Waxways is 3 books, 2023–2025.

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