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Books like Aesop's Fables: 9 series to read next

Aesop's Fables is 474 books, 1894–2024.

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Kai Lung
Kairos
Tolkien's legendarium
His Dark Materials
Jungle Book
American Gods
After Such Knowledge
The Vampire Chronicles
Latro

Kai LungSeries

seriesErnest Bramah62 books1900

Set in east asia.

Start with The Wallet of Kai Lung →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Jungle BookUniverse

universe44 books1893

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and jungle.

“The Law of the Jungle is older than any animal reciting it, and a naked man-cub who wandered into a wolf den at dusk will have to learn every clause of it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Jungle Book →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Set in contemporary.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

After Such KnowledgeSeries

seriesJames Blish7 books1953

“After Such Knowledge is James Blish's loosely linked trilogy on the costs of forbidden or dangerous knowledge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Doctor Mirabilis →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Horror and gothic, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

LatroSeries

seriesGene Wolfe4 books1985

Historical fantasy, mysterious in tone, about amnesia and war.

“Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete have been collected as Latro in the Mist.”
from the catalogue description of Soldier of the Mist

Start with Soldier of the Mist →

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What should I read after Aesop's Fables?: Kai Lung — the closest match to Aesop's Fables on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Aesop's Fables?: The Eagle and the Fox. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Aesop's Fables.
How big is Aesop's Fables?: Aesop's Fables is 474 books, 1894–2024.

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