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Books like World Fantasy Convention 1981: 9 series to read next

World Fantasy Convention 1981 is fantasy and horror, set in secondary world, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

World Fantasy Convention 1981 is 1 book, from 1981.

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Book of the Art
Zang Cycle
Sekenre
World of Septimus Heap
Kyralia series
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Jack of Shadows
Princess Academy
The Advent Trilogy

Book of the ArtSeries

seriesClive Barker3 books1989

Dark fantasy, dark in tone.

“The Art was meant to be a trilogy about a hidden order guarding the boundary between our world and Quiddity, a dream-sea shared by all sleeping minds, but Clive Barker only completed two of its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Great and Secret Show →

Zang CycleSeries

seriesJohn R. Fultz13 books2006

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about quests.

Start with The Persecution of Artifice the Quill →

SekenreSeries

seriesDarrell Schweitzer15 books1994

Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about wizards.

Start with On the Last Night of the Festival of the Dead →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

Adventurous in tone, about wizards.

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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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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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

Jack of ShadowsSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Lawrence Watt-Evans4 books1971

Science fantasy, adventurous in tone, 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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The Advent TrilogySeries

seriesJames Treadwell3 books2012

Set in british isles.

“Warded from earth, air, water, fire, spirits, thought and sight.”
from the catalogue description of Advent

Start with Advent →

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What should I read after World Fantasy Convention 1981?: Book of the Art — the closest match to World Fantasy Convention 1981 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with World Fantasy Convention 1981?: A Fantasy Reader: The Seventh World Fantasy Convention Book. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for World Fantasy Convention 1981.
How big is World Fantasy Convention 1981?: World Fantasy Convention 1981 is 1 book, from 1981.

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