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Books like Mouseheart: 9 series to read next

Mouseheart is fantasy, set in underground & caves and contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mouseheart is 3 books, 2014–2015.

“The Warriors series meets Redwall in this first book in an epic animal adventure series set in the subway tunnels of Brooklyn.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Watership Down
Narnia
House of Secrets
Redwall
Artemis Fowl
Underland Chronicles
The Tiger's Apprentice
Rats of NIMH

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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Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

About quests and found family, set in countryside & village and our world.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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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House of SecretsSeries

seriesChris Columbus, Ned Vizzini & Chris Rylander3 books2013

Portal fantasy, about quests and transported to another world.

“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with House of Secrets →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

About quests, set in secondary world.

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

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Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae, set in our world.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with LEPrecon →

Underland ChroniclesSeries

seriesSuzanne Collins5 books2003

Epic fantasy, about war and quests.

“The Underland is inhabited by humans who traveled below hundreds of years ago, along with various giant versions of creatures like bats, cockroaches, and rats.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gregor the Overlander →

The Tiger's ApprenticeSeries

seriesLaurence Yep3 books2003

Urban fantasy.

“Together they must keep the talisman from an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tiger's Apprentice →

Rats of NIMHSeries

seriesJane Leslie Conly & Robert C. O'Brien3 books1971

Set in our world.

“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →

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 Mouseheart?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Mouseheart on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mouseheart?: Mouseheart. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mouseheart.
How big is Mouseheart?: Mouseheart is 3 books, 2014–2015.

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