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Books like Peregrine: 9 series to read next

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

Peregrine is 5 books, 1971–2016.

“The first ebook edition, which was also the first British edition, was issued by Gateway/Orion in June 2013.”
from the catalogue description of Peregrine: Primus

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
Narnia
Redwall
The Quest of the Riddle-Master
Spellsinger
Jack of Shadows
Dying Earth
Glory Road

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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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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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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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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The Quest of the Riddle-MasterSeries

seriesPatricia A. McKillip3 books1976

Epic fantasy.

“Drawing on Celtic myth, the three books are prized for their lyrical prose and riddle-based magic, and are often cited among the best high fantasy of the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

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SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world and music.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue description

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Jack of ShadowsSeries

seriesRoger Zelazny & Lawrence Watt-Evans4 books1971

Science fantasy, about reincarnation.

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Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

About wizards.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
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Glory RoadSeries

seriesMatthew J. Costello & Robert A. Heinlein2 books1963

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests.

“A veteran of the US military finds himself enlisted in a sword and sorcery style quest by a beautiful warrior empress from a coalition of different universes.”
from the catalogue description

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Why these

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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 Peregrine?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Peregrine on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Peregrine?: Peregrine: Primus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Peregrine.
How big is Peregrine?: Peregrine is 5 books, 1971–2016.

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