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Path of Progression is fantasy and litrpg, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Path of Progression is 6 books, 2023–2024.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Earthsea
The Princess and the Goblin
Redwall
Stephen King multiverse
Howl's Castle
His Dark Materials
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu

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.”
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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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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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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.”
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The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

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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.

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What should I read after Path of Progression?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Path of Progression on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Path of Progression?: Dungeon Heroes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Path of Progression.
How big is Path of Progression?: Path of Progression is 6 books, 2023–2024.

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