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Books like Getting Back to Oz: 9 series to read next

Getting Back to Oz is fantasy and portal fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Getting Back to Oz is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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Narnia
Redwall
Tortall
Rachel Roberts' Avalon
The Princess and the Goblin
Tolkien's legendarium
Ranger's Apprentice
Peter Pan
Circle of Magic

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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, 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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Rachel Roberts' AvalonSeries

seriesRachel Roberts12 books2001

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

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and quests, 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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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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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Adventure.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue description

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Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

About magic schools.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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 Getting Back to Oz?: Narnia — the closest match to Getting Back to Oz on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Getting Back to Oz?: Winnie's Courage. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Getting Back to Oz.
How big is Getting Back to Oz?: Getting Back to Oz is 3 books, 2017–2019.

Books like Getting Back to Oz: 9 series to read next

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