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Books like Abarat: 9 series to read next

Abarat is fantasy and portal fantasy, about coming of age, set in islands, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Abarat is 3 books, 2002–2011.

“The Books of Abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by English writer and visual artist Clive Barker.”
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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
Märchenmond / Magic Moon
Grishaverse
Tortall
The Wizard Knight
Fairyland
Unicorn

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.”
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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.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Märchenmond / Magic MoonSeries

seriesHeike Hohlbein & Wolfgang Hohlbein2 books1983

About quests.

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

Epic fantasy.

“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.”
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Start with The Knight →

FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

About quests, set in fairyland.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

UnicornSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1991

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about identity, set in secondary world.

“Nobody knew where it had come from, or what it wanted.”
from the catalogue description of Black Unicorn
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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 Abarat?: Narnia — the closest match to Abarat on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Abarat?: Abarat. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Abarat.
How big is Abarat?: Abarat is 3 books, 2002–2011.

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