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Books like A Wizard in Rhyme: 9 series to read next

A Wizard in Rhyme is fantasy and portal fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

A Wizard in Rhyme is 8 books, 1986–2000.

“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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Narnia
Spellsinger
Tolkien's legendarium
Magic Kingdom of Landover
The Wizard Knight
Kyralia series
Wizard World
The Dragon and the George
The Riftwar

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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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SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

About music.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Spellsinger →

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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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!
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The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

Epic fantasy, about coming of age.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Knight →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy.

“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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Wizard WorldSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Kelly McCullough3 books1980

About identity.

“Torn between the two, Pol has to master an art he was never trained for in order to survive his own inheritance.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Changeling →

The Dragon and the GeorgeSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson10 books1957

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and dragons, set in secondary world.

“George the Dragon-Slayer', and in part a reference to the latter.”
from the catalogue description
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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“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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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 A Wizard in Rhyme?: Narnia — the closest match to A Wizard in Rhyme on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with A Wizard in Rhyme?: Her Majesty's Wizard. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Wizard in Rhyme.
How big is A Wizard in Rhyme?: A Wizard in Rhyme is 8 books, 1986–2000.
Is A Wizard in Rhyme finished?: Yes — 8 books, 1986–2000.

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