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Books like Frontier Magic: 9 series to read next

Frontier Magic is fantasy and historical fantasy, set in 19th century and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Frontier Magic is 3 books, 2009–2012.

“Undeterred, her family moves to the frontier, where her father will be a professor of magic at a school perilously close to the magical divide that separates settlers from the beasts of the wild.”
from the catalogue description of Thirteenth Child

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The Alvin Maker Saga
Tortall
Gold Seer Trilogy
Gemma Doyle
Narnia
The Nsibidi Scripts
Young Wizards
Circle of Magic
Silver in the Blood

The Alvin Maker SagaSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card15 books1986

Alternate history.

“In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”
from the catalogue description of Seventh Son
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Start with Seventh Son →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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Gold Seer TrilogySeries

seriesRae Carson3 books2015

Historical fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and north america.

Start with Walk on Earth a Stranger →

Gemma DoyleSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2003

About friendship, set in british isles.

Start with A Great and Terrible Beauty →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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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The Nsibidi ScriptsSeries

seriesNnedi Okorafor3 books2011

Set in africa and contemporary.

“The Nsibidi Scripts follows Sunny Nwazue, a Nigerian-American albino girl living in Nigeria, as she discovers latent magical ability and is inducted into a hidden society of Leopard People with its own laws, dangers, and hierarchy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Akata Witch →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards, set in contemporary and our world.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

Set in secondary world.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue description

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Silver in the BloodSeries

seriesJessica Day George1 book2015

About shapeshifters and prophecy, set in europe.

“Society girls from New York City circa 1890, Dacia and Lou never desired to know more about their lineage, instead preferring to gossip about the mysterious Romanian family that they barely knew.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Silver in the Blood →

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 Frontier Magic?: The Alvin Maker Saga — the closest match to Frontier Magic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Frontier Magic?: Thirteenth Child. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Frontier Magic.
How big is Frontier Magic?: Frontier Magic is 3 books, 2009–2012.

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