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Books like Castaways in Time: 9 series to read next

Castaways in Time is 6 books, 1979–1989.

“Especially when you look out your window and see that your neighbor is a medieval castle in England.”
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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
His Dark Materials
The Dragon and the George
Barsoom
Peter Pan
Fionavar Universe
Glory Road
The Riftwar

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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.”
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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.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age.

“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.”
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The Dragon and the GeorgeSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson10 books1957

About dragons.

“George the Dragon-Slayer', and in part a reference to the latter.”
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Start with The Dragon and the George →

BarsoomSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs, Rob Dorsey, Geary Gravel, Ann Tonsor Zeddies, Stuart Moore, Austin Grossman, Bebe Balocca, Catherynne M. Valente, Chris Claremont, Chuck Dixon, David Barr Kirtley, Garth Nix, Genevieve Valentine, Joe R. Lansdale, John Coleman Burroughs, John Joseph Adams, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Mike Resnick, Peter S. Beagle, Robin Wasserman, S. M. Stirling, Theodora Goss, Tobias S. Buckell & William Gilmour53 books1917

Science fantasy, set in mars.

“Barsoom is a fictional representation of the planet Mars created by American pulp fiction author Edgar Rice Burroughs.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Princess of Mars →

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.”
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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

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Glory RoadSeries

seriesMatthew J. Costello & Robert A. Heinlein2 books1963

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“A veteran of the US military finds himself enlisted in a sword and sorcery style quest by a beautiful warrior empress from a coalition of different universes.”
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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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What should I read after Castaways in Time?: Narnia — the closest match to Castaways in Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Castaways in Time?: Castaways in Time. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Castaways in Time.
How big is Castaways in Time?: Castaways in Time is 6 books, 1979–1989.
Is Castaways in Time finished?: Yes — 6 books, 1979–1989.

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