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Books like Dinotopia: 9 series to read next

Dinotopia is fantasy and adventure, set in islands, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dinotopia is 6 books, 1992–2007.

“Professor Denison, the intrepid 19th-century explorer, is back!”
from the catalogue description of Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
Ranger's Apprentice
Dinotopia Universe
Watership Down
Sebastian Darke
Deltora milieu
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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

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

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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

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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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Set in secondary world.

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

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Dinotopia UniverseSeries

seriesScott Ciencin, James Gurney, John Vornholt, Alan Dean Foster, Midori Snyder, Brad Strickland, Cathy Hapka, Donald F. Glut, Gene DeWeese, Mark Garland & Peter David23 books1992

Set in secondary world.

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Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

Set in countryside & village and our world.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

Sebastian DarkeSeries

seriesPhilip Caveney5 books2007

Set in secondary world.

“The core books were published between 2007 and 2010.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Prince of Fools →

Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

Set in secondary world.

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Castaways of the Flying DutchmanSeries

seriesBrian Jacques3 books2001

Set in our world.

“Brian Jacques's Castaways of the Flying Dutchman follows Neb and his dog Denmark, the sole survivors of the cursed ghost ship's crew, condemned to eternal youth and wandering the world to help people in trouble wherever they land.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Castaways of the Flying Dutchman →

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 Dinotopia?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Dinotopia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dinotopia?: Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dinotopia.
How big is Dinotopia?: Dinotopia is 6 books, 1992–2007.

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