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Books like Fairytales Retold: 9 series to read next

Fairytales Retold is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fairytales Retold is 8 books, 2019–2023.

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Tolkien's legendarium
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Erith
Earthsea
Kushiel's Legacy Universe
Folktales
Fionavar Universe
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
A Twisted Tale

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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A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Fantasy and romantasy, emotional in tone, about fae, set in secondary world.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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ErithSeries

seriesCecilia Dart-Thornton4 books2001

Epic fantasy, about quests.

Start with The Enchanted: A Tale of Erith →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Kushiel's Legacy UniverseSeries

seriesJacqueline Carey13 books2001

About political intrigue.

“Since the series features a fictional version of medieval Western Europe, it can be considered historical fantasy or alternate history.”
from the catalogue description of Earth Begotten

Start with Earth Begotten →

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

About coming of age.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

A Twisted TaleSeries

seriesLiz Braswell, Elizabeth Lim, Jen Calonita, Farrah Rochon, Anika Fajardo, Keala Kendall & Marianne Mancusi19 books2015

“Like most, he's just trying to survive another day in impoverished Agrabah.”
from the catalogue description of A Whole New World

Start with A Whole New World →

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 Fairytales Retold?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Fairytales Retold on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fairytales Retold?: The Rose and the Thorn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fairytales Retold.
How big is Fairytales Retold?: Fairytales Retold is 8 books, 2019–2023.

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