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Books like Fairy Tale Princesses: 9 series to read next

Fairy Tale Princesses is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fairy Tale Princesses is 6 books, 2006–2011.

“What would happen if an author went back to the darker themes of the original fairy tales for his plots, and then crossed the Disney princesses with Charlie’s Angels?”
from the catalogue description of The Stepsister Scheme

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
The School for Good and Evil
Grimm Tales
Forgotten Realms
Tales of the Frog Princess
Howl's Castle
Moorcock's Multiverse

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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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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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The School for Good and EvilSeries

seriesSoman Chainani8 books2013

About magic schools.

“After their fortunes are reversed, Agatha is taken to the School for Good while Sophie is taken to the School for Evil, their friendship is put to the test.”
from the catalogue description
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Grimm TalesSeries

seriesAdam Gidwitz3 books2010

“In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales.”
from the catalogue description of A Tale Dark and Grimm

Start with A Tale Dark and Grimm →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Epic fantasy.

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

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Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Lighthearted in tone.

Start with The Frog Princess →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Fairy Tale Princesses?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Fairy Tale Princesses on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fairy Tale Princesses?: The Stepsister Scheme. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fairy Tale Princesses.
How big is Fairy Tale Princesses?: Fairy Tale Princesses is 6 books, 2006–2011.

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