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Books like Goblin: 9 series to read next

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

Goblin is 3 books, 2003–2011.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
Howl's Castle
Redwall
Five Kingdoms
The Keys to the Kingdom
His Dark Materials
The Doomspell Trilogy

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 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

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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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Five KingdomsSeries

seriesBrandon Mull5 books2014

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

“After Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house, he dives in after them—and ends up in The Outskirts.”
from the catalogue description of Sky Raiders

Start with Sky Raiders →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one, set in otherworld.

Start with Mister Monday →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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The Doomspell TrilogySeries

seriesCliff McNish3 books2000

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

“Cliff McNish is an English author of fantasy and supernatural novels for young adults.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Doomspell →

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 Goblin?: Narnia — the closest match to Goblin on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Goblin?: The Goblin Wood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Goblin.
How big is Goblin?: Goblin is 3 books, 2003–2011.

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