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Books like Foo milieu: 9 series to read next

Foo milieu is fantasy and portal fantasy, about quests, set in otherworld, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Foo milieu is 7 books, 2005–2012.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Keys to the Kingdom
The Wildwood Chronicles
Rachel Roberts' Avalon
100 Cupboards
Fairyland
The Night of the Solstice
House of Secrets

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy, 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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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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

Start with Mister Monday →

The Wildwood ChroniclesSeries

seriesColin Meloy3 books2011

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in contemporary.

“Praised for its illustrations and old-fashioned book design, the trilogy continues across Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Wildwood →

Rachel Roberts' AvalonSeries

seriesRachel Roberts12 books2001

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and friendship, set in secondary world.

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100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

Start with The Door Before →

FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

Set in fairyland.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

The Night of the SolsticeSeries

seriesL. J. Smith2 books1987

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“Four children set out to rescue a sorceress held captive in a parallel world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Night of the Solstice →

House of SecretsSeries

seriesChris Columbus, Ned Vizzini & Chris Rylander3 books2013

Adventure.

“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with House of Secrets →

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.

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What should I read after Foo milieu?: Narnia — the closest match to Foo milieu on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Foo milieu?: Foo milieu is 7 books, 2005–2012.

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