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Books like Five Senses: 9 series to read next

Five Senses is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Five Senses is 5 books, 1994–2006.

“Evil stalked this world, taking control of men's minds through the use of red stones with dark centers and these were called, for good reason, death stones.”
from the catalogue description of The Hands of Lyr

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
Narnia
Howl's Castle
World of Septimus Heap
The Kingkiller Chronicle
The Riftwar
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
The Princess and the Goblin

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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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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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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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Riddle-Master of Hed →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, 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

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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 Senses?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Five Senses on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Five Senses?: The Hands of Lyr. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Five Senses.
How big is Five Senses?: Five Senses is 5 books, 1994–2006.
Is Five Senses finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1994–2006.

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