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Books like Dragon Slayers' Academy: 9 series to read next

Dragon Slayers' Academy is fantasy, about dragons and magic schools, set in secondary world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dragon Slayers' Academy is 20 books, 1997–2012.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Enchanted Forest
Discworld
Myth Adventures
Earthsea
Tales of the Frog Princess
Princess Academy
Narnia
Have Sword, Will Travel

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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Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Another Fine Myth →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Fairy tale retelling.

Start with The Frog Princess →

Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

Hopeful in tone.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Princess Academy →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Have Sword, Will TravelSeries

seriesGarth Nix & Sean Williams2 books2017

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

Start with Have Sword, Will Travel →

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 Dragon Slayers' Academy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Dragon Slayers' Academy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dragon Slayers' Academy?: The New Kid at School. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dragon Slayers' Academy.
How big is Dragon Slayers' Academy?: Dragon Slayers' Academy is 20 books, 1997–2012.

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