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Books like Larchwood Corrective Academy: 9 series to read next

Larchwood Corrective Academy is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Larchwood Corrective Academy is 4 books, from 2021.

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Narnia
His Dark Materials
Peter Pan
Howl's Castle
Five Children Universe
Tolkien's legendarium
Fionavar Universe
Kairos
Rachel Roberts' Avalon

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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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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Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

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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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, emotional in tone.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Rachel Roberts' AvalonSeries

seriesRachel Roberts12 books2001

Portal fantasy, about quests and friendship.

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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 Larchwood Corrective Academy?: Narnia — the closest match to Larchwood Corrective Academy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Larchwood Corrective Academy?: Curses & Charm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Larchwood Corrective Academy.
How big is Larchwood Corrective Academy?: Larchwood Corrective Academy is 4 books, from 2021.

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