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Books like Leven Thumps: 9 series to read next

Leven Thumps is fantasy and portal fantasy, about quests, set in contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Leven Thumps is 5 books, 2005–2009.

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Foo milieu
Narnia
The Wildwood Chronicles
Tolkien's legendarium
The Keys to the Kingdom
Fairyland
The Indian in the Cupboard
100 Cupboards
House of Secrets

Foo milieuSeries

seriesObert Skye7 books2005

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in contemporary and otherworld.

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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 Wildwood ChroniclesSeries

seriesColin Meloy3 books2011

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in contemporary.

“Praised for its illustrations and old-fashioned book design, the trilogy continues across Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Wildwood →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

Start with Mister Monday →

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 →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Set in our world.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

Set in secondary world.

Start with The Door Before →

House of SecretsSeries

seriesChris Columbus, Ned Vizzini & Chris Rylander3 books2013

Adventure.

“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with House of Secrets →

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 Leven Thumps?: Foo milieu — the closest match to Leven Thumps on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Leven Thumps?: Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Leven Thumps.
How big is Leven Thumps?: Leven Thumps is 5 books, 2005–2009.

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