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Books like Wild Sorceress: 9 series to read next

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

Wild Sorceress is 4 books, 2004–2013.

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Earthsea
Circle of Magic
World of Septimus Heap
Kyralia series
Tolkien's legendarium
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Howl's Castle
Jack of Shadows
Princess Academy

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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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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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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about 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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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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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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Jack of ShadowsSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Lawrence Watt-Evans4 books1971

Science fantasy, about quests and reincarnation.

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Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

Hopeful in tone, about coming of age.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Wild Sorceress?: Earthsea — the closest match to Wild Sorceress on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wild Sorceress?: Legacy of Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wild Sorceress.
How big is Wild Sorceress?: Wild Sorceress is 4 books, 2004–2013.

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