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Books like Beyond Fairytales: 9 series to read next

Beyond Fairytales is fairy tale retelling. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Beyond Fairytales is 3 books, 2015–2017.

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Folktales
Tolkien's legendarium
Monster High
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Once Upon a Time
A Twisted Tale
Apprentice Adept
The School for Good and Evil
Peter Pan

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Set in secondary world.

“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 →

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

Reading order →

Monster HighUniverse

universe61 books2010

Fantasy.

“New Salem High has a dress code problem: the daughter of Frankenstein's monster has bolts, the sea monster's daughter has scales, the werewolf sheds, and all of them are supposed to blend in with the normies.”
from the catalogue description

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Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

About coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

Once Upon a TimeSeries

seriesCameron Dokey, Debbie Viguié, Suzanne Weyn, Liz Braswell & Nancy Holder18 books2002

Set in secondary world.

“Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty Sleep

Start with Beauty Sleep →

A Twisted TaleSeries

seriesLiz Braswell, Elizabeth Lim, Jen Calonita, Farrah Rochon, Anika Fajardo, Keala Kendall & Marianne Mancusi19 books2015

“Like most, he's just trying to survive another day in impoverished Agrabah.”
from the catalogue description of A Whole New World

Start with A Whole New World →

Apprentice AdeptSeries

seriesPiers Anthony7 books1980

Science fantasy, set in parallel universe and far future.

“Phaze is a lush planet of magic, where Proton is a barren mining planet of science.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Split Infinity →

The School for Good and EvilSeries

seriesSoman Chainani8 books2013

About magic schools, set in secondary world.

“After their fortunes are reversed, Agatha is taken to the School for Good while Sophie is taken to the School for Evil, their friendship is put to the test.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The School for Good and Evil →

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

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 Beyond Fairytales?: Folktales — the closest match to Beyond Fairytales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Beyond Fairytales?: A Rose by Any Other Name. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Beyond Fairytales.
How big is Beyond Fairytales?: Beyond Fairytales is 3 books, 2015–2017.

Books like Beyond Fairytales: 9 series to read next

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