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Books like Ronan Boyle: 9 series to read next

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

Ronan Boyle is 3 books, 2019–2021.

“Thomas Lennon is an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter.”
from the catalogue description of Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
His Dark Materials
The Princess and the Goblin
Enchanted Forest
Earthsea
The Keys to the Kingdom
Dalemark
The Kingkiller Chronicle

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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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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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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and quests, 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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Lighthearted in tone, about dragons.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Dealing with Dragons →

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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

Start with Mister Monday →

DalemarkSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones4 books1975

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

“Diana Wynne Jones' Dalemark Quartet is set in a divided fantasy land where the harsher North and the aristocratic South carry deep-rooted enmity, spanning stories centuries apart within the same history.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Cart and Cwidder →

The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Name of the Wind →

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.

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What should I read after Ronan Boyle?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Ronan Boyle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ronan Boyle?: Ronan Boyle and the Bridge of Riddles. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ronan Boyle.
How big is Ronan Boyle?: Ronan Boyle is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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