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Books like DarkIsle: 9 series to read next

DarkIsle is fantasy, about quests, 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.

DarkIsle is 3 books, 2007–2014.

“IT'S A MAGICAL world if you know where to look. . . .For 10-year-old Morag, that magical world is no farther than the cellar of her cruel foster parents' home.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
Deltora milieu
The Princess and the Goblin
Earthsea
My Father's Dragon
Fablehaven Universe
The Wingfeather Saga

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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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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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.”
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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“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

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My Father's DragonSeries

seriesRuth Stiles Gannett4 books1948

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world and islands.

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Fablehaven UniverseSeries

seriesBrandon Mull12 books2006

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

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The Wingfeather SagaSeries

seriesAndrew Peterson7 books2008

About coming of age.

“Production of the show has been funded by equity crowdfunding.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness →

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 DarkIsle?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to DarkIsle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with DarkIsle?: DarkIsle. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for DarkIsle.
How big is DarkIsle?: DarkIsle is 3 books, 2007–2014.

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