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Books like Wyrmeweald: 9 series to read next

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

Wyrmeweald is 3 books, 2010–2013.

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Tolkien's legendarium
World of Ice and Fire
Earthsea
Winterlands
Stephen King multiverse
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Age of Legends
Malazan
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn

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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World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue and war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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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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WinterlandsSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1986

About demons.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonsbane

Start with Dragonsbane →

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 →

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) →

Age of LegendsSeries

seriesKelley Armstrong4 books2014

Epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Sea of Shadows →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

About war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
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.

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What should I read after Wyrmeweald?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Wyrmeweald on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wyrmeweald?: Returner's Wealth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wyrmeweald.
How big is Wyrmeweald?: Wyrmeweald is 3 books, 2010–2013.

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