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Books like Faerie Wars: 9 series to read next

Faerie Wars is fantasy and portal fantasy, about fae, set in fairyland, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Faerie Wars is 5 books, 2003–2011.

“As of 2011, there are five books in the ongoing series.”
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Narnia
His Dark Materials
Fairyland
Tolkien's legendarium
The Iron Fey Universe
The Keys to the Kingdom
Abarat
Underland Chronicles
Tamisin

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

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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The Iron Fey UniverseSeries

seriesJulie Kagawa15 books2010

Fantasy, about fae, set in fairyland.

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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

Start with Mister Monday →

AbaratSeries

seriesClive Barker3 books2002

About transported to another world, set in islands.

“The Books of Abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by English writer and visual artist Clive Barker.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Abarat →

Underland ChroniclesSeries

seriesSuzanne Collins5 books2003

Epic fantasy, set in underground & caves.

“The Underland is inhabited by humans who traveled below hundreds of years ago, along with various giant versions of creatures like bats, cockroaches, and rats.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Gregor the Overlander →

TamisinSeries

seriesE. D. Baker2 books1995

Fantasy and portal fantasy, whimsical in tone, about fae, set in fairyland.

“When Tamisin Warner's swim coach sends her home with something sprouting from her back, she feels more mortified than magical.”
from the catalogue description of Fairy Wings

Start with Fairy Wings →

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 Faerie Wars?: Narnia — the closest match to Faerie Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Faerie Wars?: Faerie Wars. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Faerie Wars.
How big is Faerie Wars?: Faerie Wars is 5 books, 2003–2011.
Is Faerie Wars finished?: Yes — 5 books, 2003–2011.

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