Books Like The Lord of the Rings: 7 Series to Read Next
Seven series to read after The Lord of the Rings, from Narnia and The Wheel of Time to A Song of Ice and Fire, with reading orders.
The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit: full reading order →
1.The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis · 7 books
C.S. Lewis's seven books (1950–1956), which our guide lists as a read-next after Tolkien and which are read in publication order from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
2.The Wheel of Time
Robert Jordan · 15 books
Fourteen main books from The Eye of the World (1990) to A Memory of Light (2013), begun by Robert Jordan and completed by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan's death, plus the prequel New Spring (2004).
3.A Song of Ice and Fire
George R. R. Martin · 5 books
George R. R. Martin's five books from A Game of Thrones (1996) to A Dance with Dragons (2011), while our guide notes The Winds of Winter has no release date.
4.Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson · 8 books
Brandon Sanderson's eight Mistborn books from The Final Empire (2006) to The Lost Metal (2022), split into an original trilogy and later eras.
5.The Stormlight Archive
Brandon Sanderson · 7 books
Brandon Sanderson's five main novels from The Way of Kings (2010) to Wind and Truth (2024), plus two novellas.
6.The First Law
Joe Abercrombie · 6 books
Joe Abercrombie's six books from The Blade Itself (2006) to Red Country (2012), the trilogy followed by three standalones.
7.Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson · 10 books
Steven Erikson's ten books published between 1999 and 2011, which our guide lists as a read-next after The Wheel of Time and The First Law.
Questions
- What are good books like The Lord of the Rings?
- This page lists 7 series: The Chronicles of Narnia, The Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire, Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive, The First Law and Malazan Book of the Fallen. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit?
- Read The Hobbit (1937), then The Lord of the Rings in order. See the full reading order for The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit.