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Books like Folktales: 9 series to read next

Folktales 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.

Folktales is 3 books, 1978–2000.

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

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Tolkien's legendarium
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Earthsea
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Narnia
A Court of Thorns and Roses
The Princess and the Goblin
Raybearer
Books of Bayern

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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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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Romantasy.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

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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A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy.

“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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Start with A Court of Thorns and Roses →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“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 →

RaybearerSeries

seriesJordan Ifueko3 books2020

Epic fantasy.

“Redemptor continues her reign as empress, dealing with the political and spiritual fallout of the choices she made, while The Maid and the Crocodile follows a different protagonist in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raybearer →

Books of BayernSeries

seriesShannon Hale4 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

“Later volumes, including Enna Burning and River Secrets, follow other members of her found family through their own magical talents.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Goose Girl →

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 Folktales?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Folktales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Folktales?: Beauty. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Folktales.
How big is Folktales?: Folktales is 3 books, 1978–2000.

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