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Books like JL Anthologies: 9 series to read next

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

JL Anthologies is 10 books, 2016–2020.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Howl's Castle
Discworld
Earthsea
Fantastic (Greenberg Anthologies)
Magic Kingdom of Landover
Tales of the Frog Princess
Woodcutter Universe

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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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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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Fantastic (Greenberg Anthologies)Series

seriesMartin H. Greenberg, Andre Norton, John Helfers, Kerrie Hughes, Lawrence Schimel, Mike Resnick, Rosalind M. Greenberg, Alexander Potter, A. R. Morlan, Brittiany A. Koren, Daniel M. Hoyt, John DeChancie, Larry Segriff & Russell Davis25 books1989

Fantasy.

Start with Horse Fantastic →

Magic Kingdom of LandoverSeries

seriesTerry Brooks8 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!
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Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Lighthearted in tone.

Start with The Frog Princess →

Woodcutter UniverseSeries

seriesAlethea Kontis18 books2006

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

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Why these

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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.

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What should I read after JL Anthologies?: Narnia — the closest match to JL Anthologies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with JL Anthologies?: From the Stories of Old: A Collection of Fairy Tale Retellings. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for JL Anthologies.
How big is JL Anthologies?: JL Anthologies is 10 books, 2016–2020.

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