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Books like Maureen Birnbaum: 9 series to read next

Maureen Birnbaum is fantasy and humor, about transported to another world, set in contemporary, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Maureen Birnbaum is 11 books, 1982–1996.

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Bromeliad
100 Cupboards
Narnia
A Wizard in Rhyme
Incomplete Enchanter
Castle Perilous
Magic Kingdom of Landover
My Fair Godmother
Fionavar Universe

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About survival.

“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Truckers →

100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

Start with The Door Before →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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

Reading order →

A Wizard in RhymeSeries

seriesChristopher Stasheff8 books1986

About wizards.

“Matt Mantrell is an English major who gets transported to a different world where magic works by rhyme.”
from the catalogue description of Her Majesty's Wizard
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Start with Her Majesty's Wizard →

Incomplete EnchanterSeries

seriesL. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt, Christopher Stasheff, Tom Wham, Frieda A. Murray, Holly Lisle, John Maddox Roberts, Lawrence Watt-Evans & Roland J. Green23 books1940

Science fantasy, about wizards.

“De Camp and Stasheff collectively oversaw the continuations.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Roaring Trumpet →

Castle PerilousSeries

seriesJohn DeChancie10 books1988

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

“Imagine life in an ironically magical world where 144,000 doors separate fiction from reality.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Castle Perilous →

Magic Kingdom of LandoverSeries

seriesTerry Brooks8 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!
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Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

My Fair GodmotherSeries

seriesJanette Rallison3 books2009

Fairy tale retelling.

Start with My Fair Godmother →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic 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 →

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 Maureen Birnbaum?: Bromeliad — the closest match to Maureen Birnbaum on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Maureen Birnbaum?: Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Maureen Birnbaum.
How big is Maureen Birnbaum?: Maureen Birnbaum is 11 books, 1982–1996.
Is Maureen Birnbaum finished?: Yes — 11 books, 1982–1996.

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