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Books like Five Children Universe: 9 series to read next

Five Children Universe is fantasy, set in early 20th century and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Five Children Universe is 27 books, 1902–2014.

“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

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Tales of Magic
Narnia
Peter Pan
Tolkien's legendarium
Touchstone Trilogy
Chrestomanci
The Wind in the Willows Universe
Fabian Time Fantasies
His Dark Materials

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in our world and contemporary.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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.”
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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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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Touchstone TrilogySeries

seriesSteve Augarde3 books2003

About fae.

“The trilogy tells the story of the hidden tribes of little people who live in a tangled forest on a hill in Somerset, and their interactions with the children at the farm on whose land the hill stands.”
from the catalogue description of The Various

Start with The Various →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
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Start with Charmed Life →

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 →

Fabian Time FantasiesSeries

seriesE. Nesbit2 books1908

Fantasy and time travel, about coming of age, set in british isles.

“E. Nesbit's Edwardian time-travel duology follows two children who use a magic device to slip between their own era and the past.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House of Arden →

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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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 Five Children Universe?: Tales of Magic — the closest match to Five Children Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Five Children Universe?: The Return of the Psammead. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Five Children Universe.
How big is Five Children Universe?: Five Children Universe is 27 books, 1902–2014.
Is Five Children Universe finished?: Yes — 27 books, 1902–2014.

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