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Books like Lyra: 9 series to read next

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

Lyra is 5 books, 1982–1994.

“THERE STANDS A TWISTED TOWER... hidden in the Windhome Mountains.”
from the catalogue description of Caught in Crystal

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Howl's Castle
Moorcock's Multiverse
World of Septimus Heap
Dying Earth
Deltora milieu
Pellinor

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

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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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

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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Moorcock's MultiverseUniverse

universe102 books1961

Set in secondary world.

“The Multiverse is not one world but an endless lattice of them, worlds folded within worlds, each a variation on the last — and through every one of them walks a single conscripted soul.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

Fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

Epic fantasy, about chosen one.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

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 Lyra?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Lyra on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Lyra?: Caught in Crystal. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lyra.
How big is Lyra?: Lyra is 5 books, 1982–1994.

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