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Books like Beholder: 9 series to read next

Beholder is 5 books, 2016–2018.

Narnia
The Keys to the Kingdom
His Dark Materials
Caraval
Folktales
Karou
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Kairos
Once Upon a Broken Heart

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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About quests.

Start with Mister Monday →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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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CaravalSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2017

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Caraval →

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
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Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy, about fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Romantasy.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

Why these

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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 Beholder?: Narnia — the closest match to Beholder on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Beholder?: Cursed. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Beholder.
How big is Beholder?: Beholder is 5 books, 2016–2018.

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