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Books like Rondo: 9 series to read next

Rondo is fantasy and portal fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rondo is 3 books, 2007–2009.

“A new realm of magic from Emily Rodda, the New York Times bestselling author of the Deltora books.”
from the catalogue description of The Key to Rondo
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
Spellsinger
The Secrets of Droon
The Princess and the Goblin
Deltora milieu
Howl's Castle
Five Kingdoms

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

Fantasy and portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

About 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

Start with Spellsinger →

The Secrets of DroonSeries

seriesTony Abbott44 books1999

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“On October 1, 2010, the final book of the series, The Final Quest, was released, concluding its eleven-year run.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet →

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

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Five KingdomsSeries

seriesBrandon Mull5 books2014

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and transported to another world, set in secondary world.

“After Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house, he dives in after them—and ends up in The Outskirts.”
from the catalogue description of Sky Raiders

Start with Sky Raiders →

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 Rondo?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Rondo on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rondo?: The Key to Rondo. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rondo.
How big is Rondo?: Rondo is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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