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Books like Wizardry: 9 series to read next

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

Wizardry is 5 books, 1989–1996.

“The 'Wiz Biz' omnibus titles collect these same novels rather than adding new story.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Dying Earth
Earthsea
Discworld
Narnia
Magic Kingdom of Landover
Myth Adventures
Tales from Verania
A Wizard in Rhyme

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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Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

Fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
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Start with The Dying Earth →

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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DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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Magic Kingdom of LandoverSeries

seriesTerry Brooks8 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Humor.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Another Fine Myth →

Tales from VeraniaSeries

seriesTJ Klune10 books2015

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.”
from the catalogue description of The Lightning-Struck Heart

Start with The Lightning-Struck Heart →

A Wizard in RhymeSeries

seriesChristopher Stasheff8 books1986

Portal fantasy.

“Matt Mantrell is an English major who gets transported to a different world where magic works by rhyme.”
from the catalogue description of Her Majesty's Wizard
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Start with Her Majesty's Wizard →

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 Wizardry?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Wizardry on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wizardry?: Wizard's Bane. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wizardry.
How big is Wizardry?: Wizardry is 5 books, 1989–1996.
Is Wizardry finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1989–1996.

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