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Books like Babel universe: 9 series to read next

Babel universe is fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, adventurous and whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Babel universe is 12 books, 2013–2023.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
Narnia
Howl's Castle
Cosmere
His Dark Materials
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Redwall
Sparhawk

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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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 Babel universe?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Babel universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Babel universe?: An Empyreal Retinue. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Babel universe.
How big is Babel universe?: Babel universe is 12 books, 2013–2023.

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