Series
Books like Once Upon / Faery: 9 series to read next
Once Upon / Faery is fantasy, about fae and quests, set in fairyland, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Once Upon / Faery is 5 books, 2001–2007.
“From the bestselling author of the Mithgar novels comes a new version of a classic French fairy tale.”
from the catalogue description of Once Upon a Winter's Night
- Tolkien's legendarium
- Narnia
- The Princess and the Goblin
- Faerie Wars
- A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Half Upon a Time
- Howl's Castle
- The Land of Stories
- Redwall
- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasysecondary world
seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871
About coming of age.
matchedfantasyadventurousquestssecondary world
seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015
Romantasy.
matchedfantasyfaesecondary worldemotional
- Half Upon a TimeSeries
seriesJames Riley3 books2010
matchedfantasyadventurousquestsfairy tale retellingsecondary world
- Howl's CastleSeries
seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986
Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasyadventuroussecondary worldwhimsical
Read next in Once Upon / Faery
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 Once Upon / Faery?
- Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Once Upon / Faery on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Once Upon / Faery?
- Once Upon a Winter's Night. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Once Upon / Faery.
- How big is Once Upon / Faery?
- Once Upon / Faery is 5 books, 2001–2007.