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Books like Father Christmas: 9 series to read next

Father Christmas is fantasy, hopeful in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Father Christmas is 4 books, 2015–2021.

“Matt Haig's A Boy Called Christmas follows eleven-year-old Nikolas, whose only toy is a doll carved from a turnip, as he journeys to the North Pole to rescue his missing father.”
from the catalogue description

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Peter Pan
Redwall
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Universe
Five Children Universe
The Princess and the Goblin
Princess Academy
The Wind in the Willows Universe

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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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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Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

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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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Lin3 books2009

Mythic fantasy.

Start with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

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 →

Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

About magic schools.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Princess Academy →

The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

seriesKenneth Grahame, William Horwood, Anne McKie, Ellen Miles, Inga Moore, Juliet Stanley, Kij Johnson, Lesley Sims, M. G. Leonard, Samantha Noonan & Susan Hill17 books1908

Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows: A Fine Welcome →

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 Father Christmas?: Narnia — the closest match to Father Christmas on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Father Christmas?: A Boy Called Christmas. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Father Christmas.
How big is Father Christmas?: Father Christmas is 4 books, 2015–2021.

Books like Father Christmas: 9 series to read next

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