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Books like May Bird: 9 series to read next

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

May Bird is 3 books, 2005–2007.

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Narnia
Foo milieu
The Keys to the Kingdom
Fairyland
Tolkien's legendarium
The Wildwood Chronicles
100 Cupboards
His Dark Materials
The Land of Stories

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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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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

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.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

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 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 →

100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

Set in secondary world.

Start with The Door Before →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

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 May Bird?: Narnia — the closest match to May Bird on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with May Bird?: May Bird and the Ever After. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for May Bird.
How big is May Bird?: May Bird is 3 books, 2005–2007.

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