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Books like Faery Rebels: 9 series to read next

Faery Rebels is fantasy, about fae, 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.

Faery Rebels is 6 books, 2009–2021.

“Each book of the series centers around a faery who must venture out of their island to save the faery race.”
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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
His Dark Materials
Earthsea
Tortall
Howl's Castle
Redwall
Kingdom (Cynthia Voigt)

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and 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.”
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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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and quests, 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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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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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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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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Kingdom (Cynthia Voigt)Series

seriesCynthia Voigt4 books1985

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

“There is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo, the masked outlaw who helps the poor in times of trouble, are on everyone's lips.”
from the catalogue description of Jackaroo

Start with Jackaroo →

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 Faery Rebels?: Narnia — the closest match to Faery Rebels on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Faery Rebels?: Faery Rebels is 6 books, 2009–2021.

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