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Books like Rainbow Magic: 9 series to read next

Rainbow Magic is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in fairyland and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rainbow Magic is 313 books across 49 series, 2003–2026.

“Somewhere past the last cloud lies Fairyland, where King Oberon and Queen Titania keep the world's colour, weather, and wonder in careful order — until frosty, sulky Jack Frost sends his bungling goblins to steal it all away.”
from the catalogue description

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Peter Pan
The Secret of Platform 13
Artemis Fowl
Boggart
Philippa Fisher
The Wishing-Chair Universe
Catwings
The Sisters Grimm
Doctor Dolittle

Peter PanUniverse

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Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

The Secret of Platform 13Series

seriesEva Ibbotson & Sibéal Pounder2 books1994

Portal fantasy.

Start with The Secret of Platform 13 →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

Adventurous in tone.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with LEPrecon →

BoggartSeries

seriesSusan Cooper3 books1993

Set in british isles.

“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Boggart →

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

Fantasy, lighthearted and whimsical in tone, about fae and friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
from the catalogue description of Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →

The Wishing-Chair UniverseSeries

seriesEnid Blyton & Narinder Dhami14 books1937

Portal fantasy.

Reading order →

CatwingsSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin7 books1988

About coming of age.

“Catwings is also the title of the first book in the series.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Catwings →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Mystery & detective, adventurous in tone.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

Doctor DolittleSeries

seriesHugh Lofting, Kathryn Knight & Nick Price27 books1920

Set in early 20th century.

“Lofting wrote twelve novels between 1920 and 1936, beginning with The Story of Doctor Dolittle, with two further story collections published after his 1947 death.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Being the History of His Peculiar Life at Home and Astonishing Adventures in Foreign Parts →

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 Rainbow Magic?: Peter Pan — the closest match to Rainbow Magic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rainbow Magic?: Ruby the Red Fairy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rainbow Magic, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is Rainbow Magic?: Rainbow Magic is 313 books across 49 series, 2003–2026.

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