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Books like Return of Aladdin: 9 series to read next

Return of Aladdin is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Return of Aladdin is 3 books, 2011–2012.

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Discworld
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Howl's Castle
The Land of Stories
Dying Earth
Earthsea
Dancing Gods
World of Septimus Heap

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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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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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

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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Start with The Dying Earth →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Dancing GodsSeries

seriesJack L. Chalker5 books1984

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The portal-fantasy setup plays familiar sword-and-sorcery elements for comedy, with the modern-world characters reacting to the fantasy world's rules as outsiders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The River of Dancing Gods →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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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 Return of Aladdin?: Discworld — the closest match to Return of Aladdin on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Return of Aladdin?: Aladdin Relighted. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Return of Aladdin.
How big is Return of Aladdin?: Return of Aladdin is 3 books, 2011–2012.

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