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Books like Magisterium: 9 series to read next

Magisterium is fantasy, about magic schools and coming of age, 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.

Magisterium is 5 books, 2014–2018.

“All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic.”
from the catalogue description of The Iron Trial
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Circle of Magic
Kyralia series
Rithmatist
Redwall
The Princess and the Goblin
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Earthsea

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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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue description

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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RithmatistSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson1 book2013

About murder investigation.

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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

About quests.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Keeper of the Lost CitiesSeries

seriesShannon Messenger11 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Magisterium?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Magisterium on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magisterium?: The Iron Trial. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magisterium.
How big is Magisterium?: Magisterium is 5 books, 2014–2018.

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