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Books like Myth Adventures: 9 series to read next

Myth Adventures is fantasy and humor, set in secondary world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Myth Adventures is 33 books, 1978–2015.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
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Discworld
Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
The Grunt and the Grouch
Tortall
Tales from Verania
Narnia
Ebenezum & Wuntvor
Dragon Slayers' Academy

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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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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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The Grunt and the GrouchSeries

seriesTracey Corderoy4 books2011

“In this trio of adventures a pair of trolls visit an amusement park and a museum, and fight over a toy car.”
from the catalogue description of Freaky Funfair!

Start with Freaky Funfair! →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

About coming of age.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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Tales from VeraniaSeries

seriesTJ Klune10 books2015

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Once upon a time, in an alleyway in the slums of the City of Lockes, a young and somewhat lonely boy named Sam Haversford turns a group of teenage douchebags into stone completely by accident.”
from the catalogue description of The Lightning-Struck Heart

Start with The Lightning-Struck Heart →

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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Ebenezum & WuntvorSeries

seriesCraig Shaw Gardner10 books1978

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

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Dragon Slayers' AcademySeries

seriesKate McMullan20 books1997

About dragons and magic schools.

Start with The New Kid at School →

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 Myth Adventures?: Discworld — the closest match to Myth Adventures on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Myth Adventures?: Another Fine Myth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Myth Adventures.
How big is Myth Adventures?: Myth Adventures is 33 books, 1978–2015.

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