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Books like Lady Trent: 9 series to read next

Lady Trent is fantasy and historical fantasy, about dragons, 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.

Lady Trent is 6 books, 2013–2017.

“The Victorian-flavored series follows her career across increasingly ambitious expeditions in the volumes that follow.”
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Lady Trent Universe
Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
Tortall
My Father's Dragon
The Princess and the Goblin
Narnia
Enchanted Forest
Damar

Lady Trent UniverseSeries

seriesMarie Brennan7 books2013

Fantasy and historical fantasy, adventurous and reflective in tone, about dragons and expeditions, set in secondary world.

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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.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, about wizards.

“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.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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My Father's DragonSeries

seriesRuth Stiles Gannett4 books1948

Set in islands.

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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.”
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Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Lighthearted in tone.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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DamarSeries

seriesRobin McKinley6 books1982

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Robin McKinley's Damar novels are set in a desert kingdom threatened by invasion from the north.”
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Start with The Hero and the Crown →

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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 Lady Trent?: Lady Trent Universe — the closest match to Lady Trent on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Lady Trent?: A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lady Trent.
How big is Lady Trent?: Lady Trent is 6 books, 2013–2017.

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