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Books like Brightstorm: 9 series to read next

Brightstorm is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Brightstorm is 3 books, 2018–2022.

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Narnia
Redwall
Tolkien's legendarium
The Wingfeather Saga
The Princess and the Goblin
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Universe
The Mistmantle Chronicles
Stephen King multiverse

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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Wingfeather SagaSeries

seriesAndrew Peterson7 books2008

About coming of age and found family.

“Production of the show has been funded by equity crowdfunding.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness →

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 →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Lin3 books2009

Mythic fantasy, whimsical in tone, about coming of age.

Start with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon →

The Mistmantle ChroniclesSeries

seriesM. I. McAllister6 books2005

About friendship, set in islands.

“The protagonist is a pale, honey-coloured Eurasian red squirrel named Urchin.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Urchin of the Riding Stars →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

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 Brightstorm?: Narnia — the closest match to Brightstorm on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Brightstorm?: Brightstorm: A Sky-Ship Adventure. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Brightstorm.
How big is Brightstorm?: Brightstorm is 3 books, 2018–2022.

Books like Brightstorm: 9 series to read next

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