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Books like Jim Knopf: 9 series to read next

Jim Knopf is fantasy and adventure, about quests, 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.

Jim Knopf is 1 book, from 1960.

“The main characters are Luke driver of Emma the steam locomotive, and his young friend/apprentice Jim Button who go on an adventure together.”
from the catalogue description of Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Ranger's Apprentice
Cosmere
Redwall
Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)
The Mistmantle Chronicles
At the Back of the North Wind

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 →

Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, about friendship, set in secondary world.

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

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

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

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Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)Series

seriesSalman Rushdie2 books1990

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, about quests and coming of age.

Start with Haroun and the Sea of Stories →

The Mistmantle ChroniclesSeries

seriesM. I. McAllister6 books2005

“The protagonist is a pale, honey-coloured Eurasian red squirrel named Urchin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Urchin of the Riding Stars →

At the Back of the North WindSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald & Elizabeth Lewis2 books1869

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship and coming of age.

“Diamond travels together with the mysterious Lady North Wind through the nights.”
from the catalogue description

Start with At the Back of the North Wind →

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 Jim Knopf?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Jim Knopf on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jim Knopf?: Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jim Knopf.
How big is Jim Knopf?: Jim Knopf is 1 book, from 1960.

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