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Books like Five Hundred Kingdoms: 9 series to read next

Five Hundred Kingdoms 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.

Five Hundred Kingdoms is 8 books, 2004–2011.

“Mercedes Lackey's Five Hundred Kingdoms series is set in a world where an all-powerful narrative force called the Tradition tries to push people into fairy-tale roles whether they want them or not.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Howl's Castle
Tales of the Frog Princess
The School for Good and Evil
Narnia
Enchanted Forest
The Wide-Awake Princess
World of Septimus Heap
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)

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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Start with The Frog Princess →

The School for Good and EvilSeries

seriesSoman Chainani8 books2013

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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Start with The School for Good and Evil →

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.”
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Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →

The Wide-Awake PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker7 books2010

“In this new fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty.”
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Start with The Wide-Awake Princess →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

“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.”
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Start with Ella Enchanted →

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 Five Hundred Kingdoms?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Five Hundred Kingdoms on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Five Hundred Kingdoms?: The Fairy Godmother. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Five Hundred Kingdoms.
How big is Five Hundred Kingdoms?: Five Hundred Kingdoms is 8 books, 2004–2011.

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