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Books like Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie): 9 series to read next

Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie) is fantasy, about quests and coming of age, whimsical and adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie) is 2 books, 1990–2010.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
The Keys to the Kingdom
Howl's Castle
Cosmere
Furthermore Universe
His Dark Materials
Fairyland

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

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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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 →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

Start with Mister Monday →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

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

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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 →

Furthermore UniverseSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi2 books2016

About friendship.

Start with Furthermore →

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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FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

Set in fairyland.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

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.

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What should I read after Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)?: Haroun and the Sea of Stories. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie).
How big is Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)?: Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie) is 2 books, 1990–2010.

Books like Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie): 9 series to read next

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