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Books like Fablehaven: 9 series to read next

Fablehaven 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.

Fablehaven is 6 books, 2006–2023.

“The grandfather and the caretakers are eventually kidnapped by imps, forcing the siblings to find and rescue them while a witch named Muriel plans to unleash a powerful demon named Bahumat.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Fablehaven Universe
The Princess and the Goblin
Redwall
Earthsea
The Sea of Trolls
The Keys to the Kingdom
Deltora milieu

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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Fablehaven UniverseSeries

seriesBrandon Mull12 books2006

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

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

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

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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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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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.”
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The Sea of TrollsSeries

seriesNancy Farmer3 books2004

“Nancy Farmer's trilogy, continuing through The Land of the Silver Apples and The Islands of the Blessed, sends Jack further into Norse myth, eventually as far as the realm of the giants, Jötunheimr.”
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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one, set in otherworld.

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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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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 Fablehaven?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Fablehaven on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fablehaven?: Fablehaven. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fablehaven.
How big is Fablehaven?: Fablehaven is 6 books, 2006–2023.

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