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Books like Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands: 9 series to read next

Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands is fantasy, about quests and dark lord, 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.

Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands is 3 books, from 2002.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Deltora milieu
Redwall
The Princess and the Goblin
Shannara
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Earthsea
The Ropemaker

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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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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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

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ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

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

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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.”
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The RopemakerSeries

seriesPeter Dickinson2 books2001

About wizards and coming of age.

“Tilja has grown up in the peaceful Valley, which is protected from the fearsome Empire by an enchanted forest.”
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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 Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands?: Cavern of the Fear. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands.
How big is Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands?: Deltora Quest 2 / Deltora Shadowlands is 3 books, from 2002.

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