Series

Books like Crystal Doors: 9 series to read next

Crystal Doors is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Crystal Doors is 3 books, 2006–2008.

The Crystal Doors page →Narrow this list →

Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Earthsea
Tolkien's legendarium
Redwall
Ranger's Apprentice
World of Septimus Heap
Deltora milieu
Tortall

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

Reading order →

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

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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

Reading order →

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

Reading order →

Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Adventure, about friendship.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

Reading order →

Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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

Reading order →

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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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 Crystal Doors?: Narnia — the closest match to Crystal Doors on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crystal Doors?: Island Realm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crystal Doors.
How big is Crystal Doors?: Crystal Doors is 3 books, 2006–2008.

Books like Crystal Doors: 9 series to read next

Read next in Crystal Doors

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one