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Books like Princess Academy: 9 series to read next

Princess Academy is fantasy, about coming of age and magic schools, set in secondary world, hopeful in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Princess Academy is 3 books, 2005–2015.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
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Circle of Magic
Tortall
Narnia
Redwall
Tolkien's legendarium
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Universe
The Princess and the Goblin
Ranger's Apprentice
Earthsea

Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

Fantasy, about coming of age and magic schools, set in secondary world.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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

“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.”
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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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

About quests.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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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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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Lin3 books2009

Mythic fantasy, whimsical in tone, about quests.

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests.

“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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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Adventure.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
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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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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 Princess Academy?: Circle of Magic — the closest match to Princess Academy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Princess Academy?: Princess Academy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Princess Academy.
How big is Princess Academy?: Princess Academy is 3 books, 2005–2015.

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