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Books like Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice: 9 series to read next

Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice is fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice is 8 books, 1990–2003.

“The later volumes carry the apprentice further from the classroom into court intrigue and open conflict.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
World of Septimus Heap
Tortall
Earthsea
Howl's Castle
The Princess and the Goblin
Kyralia series
The Riftwar

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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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.”
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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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

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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Reflective in tone.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and quests, 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

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Fantasy and epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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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 Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice?: School of Wizardry. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice.
How big is Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice?: Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice is 8 books, 1990–2003.

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