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Books like Castle in the Attic: 9 series to read next

Castle in the Attic is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Castle in the Attic is 2 books, 1985–1993.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
The Night of the Solstice
His Dark Materials
The Land of Stories
The Keys to the Kingdom
Redwall
Fionavar Universe

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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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

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“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

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The Night of the SolsticeSeries

seriesL. J. Smith2 books1987

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Four children set out to rescue a sorceress held captive in a parallel world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Night of the Solstice →

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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The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one, set in otherworld.

Start with Mister Monday →

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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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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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.

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What should I read after Castle in the Attic?: Narnia — the closest match to Castle in the Attic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Castle in the Attic?: The Castle in the Attic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Castle in the Attic.
How big is Castle in the Attic?: Castle in the Attic is 2 books, 1985–1993.

Books like Castle in the Attic: 9 series to read next

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