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Books like Grimm Tales: 9 series to read next

Grimm Tales is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about quests, set in secondary world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Grimm Tales is 3 books, 2010–2013.

“In this mischievous and utterly original debut, Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic Grimm-inspired tales.”
from the catalogue description of A Tale Dark and Grimm

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Redwall
The School for Good and Evil
Half Upon a Time
Tales of the Frog Princess
The Land of Stories
The Wide-Awake Princess

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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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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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 →

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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The School for Good and EvilSeries

seriesSoman Chainani8 books2013

About magic schools.

“After their fortunes are reversed, Agatha is taken to the School for Good while Sophie is taken to the School for Evil, their friendship is put to the test.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The School for Good and Evil →

Half Upon a TimeSeries

seriesJames Riley3 books2010

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

Start with Half Upon a Time →

Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Lighthearted in tone.

Start with The Frog Princess →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Wishing Spell →

The Wide-Awake PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker7 books2010

Lighthearted in tone.

“In this new fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Wide-Awake Princess →

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 Grimm Tales?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Grimm Tales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Grimm Tales?: A Tale Dark and Grimm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Grimm Tales.
How big is Grimm Tales?: Grimm Tales is 3 books, 2010–2013.

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