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Books like Darian's Tale: 9 series to read next

Darian's Tale is fantasy, about coming of age and found family, 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.

Darian's Tale is 3 books, 1997–1999.

“When his hunter parents vanish into the forest without a trace, young Darian is left apprenticed to a wizard he constantly clashes with, until an attack on his village forces him to flee into the deep woods.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Circle of Magic
Earthsea
The Princess and the Goblin
Redwall
Tortall
Guardians of Ga'hoole
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

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.”
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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

About quests.

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

universe25 books1983

“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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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

About war.

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Darian's Tale?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Darian's Tale on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Darian's Tale?: Owlflight. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Darian's Tale.
How big is Darian's Tale?: Darian's Tale is 3 books, 1997–1999.

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