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Books like My Father's Dragon: 9 series to read next

My Father's Dragon is fantasy, about dragons, set in secondary world and islands, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

My Father's Dragon is 4 books, 1948–1998.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Dragon Slippers
Earthsea
Redwall
Enchanted Forest
The Dragon Chronicles
Have Sword, Will Travel

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.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“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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Dragon SlippersSeries

seriesJessica Day George3 books2007

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world.

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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.”
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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

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

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Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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The Dragon ChroniclesSeries

seriesSusan Fletcher4 books1989

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world.

“The Dragon Chronicles opens with Dragon's Milk, Susan Fletcher's 1989 debut and the first book in this fantasy quartet.”
from the catalogue description

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Have Sword, Will TravelSeries

seriesGarth Nix & Sean Williams2 books2017

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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 My Father's Dragon?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to My Father's Dragon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with My Father's Dragon?: My Father's Dragon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for My Father's Dragon.
How big is My Father's Dragon?: My Father's Dragon is 4 books, 1948–1998.
Is My Father's Dragon finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1948–1998.

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