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Books like Magic (Andre Norton): 9 series to read next

Magic (Andre Norton) is fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Magic (Andre Norton) is 7 books, 1965–2008.

“The books were later regrouped into two-volume omnibus editions under the same Magic banner.”
from the catalogue description

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Narnia
Peter Pan
Five Children Universe
Tolkien's legendarium
Kairos
Tales of Magic
The Land of Stories
The Indian in the Cupboard
His Dark Materials

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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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.”
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Start with Peter Pan →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

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

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Whimsical in tone, about friendship.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and 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 →

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.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Magic (Andre Norton)?: Narnia — the closest match to Magic (Andre Norton) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magic (Andre Norton)?: Steel Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magic (Andre Norton).
How big is Magic (Andre Norton)?: Magic (Andre Norton) is 7 books, 1965–2008.
Is Magic (Andre Norton) finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1965–2008.

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