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Books like Wraithbound Universe: 9 series to read next

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

Wraithbound Universe is 3 books, 2013–2023.

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Earthsea
Sword of Truth
The Riftwar
Kyralia series
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
Green Rider
Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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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Sword of TruthUniverse

universe27 books1994

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Truth is a blade, and it cuts the hand that grips it carelessly.”
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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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

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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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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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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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

Start with The Final Empire →

Green RiderSeries

seriesKristen Britain13 books1998

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Kristen Britain's series, which now runs to eight books, keeps returning Karigan to Sacor City and the haunted Green Cloak forest as the magic system and the threats against the throne both deepen.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Green Rider →

Circle of Magic / The Wizard ApprenticeSeries

seriesDebra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Debra Doyle (pseudonym) & James D. Macdonald (pseudonym)8 books1990

About wizards.

“The later volumes carry the apprentice further from the classroom into court intrigue and open conflict.”
from the catalogue description

Start with School of Wizardry →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Wraithbound Universe?: Earthsea — the closest match to Wraithbound Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wraithbound Universe?: Memories of Copper and Blood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wraithbound Universe.
How big is Wraithbound Universe?: Wraithbound Universe is 3 books, 2013–2023.

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