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Books like Elfquest: 9 series to read next

Elfquest is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Elfquest is 59 books, 1982–2015.

“Several published volumes of prose fiction also share the same setting.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Earthsea
His Dark Materials
Redwall
Forgotten Realms
Tortall
Guardians of Ga'hoole
Grishaverse

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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

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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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

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

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“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

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

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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.

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What should I read after Elfquest?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Elfquest on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elfquest?: A Gift of Her Own. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elfquest.
How big is Elfquest?: Elfquest is 59 books, 1982–2015.

Books like Elfquest: 9 series to read next

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