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Books like Royal Academy Rebels: 9 series to read next

Royal Academy Rebels is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, about magic schools, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Royal Academy Rebels is 3 books, 2018–2021.

“Forced to attend Enchantasia's Royal Academy, Devin teams up with other misfits to investigate why Olivina, the fairy godmother/headmistress, is obsessed with villains rather than teaching them to be proper princes and princesses.--”
from the catalogue description of Misfits

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Tolkien's legendarium
The School for Good and Evil
Narnia
Tales of the Frog Princess
Enchanted Forest
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Princess Academy
World of Septimus Heap
Circle of Magic

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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The School for Good and EvilSeries

seriesSoman Chainani8 books2013

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.

“After their fortunes are reversed, Agatha is taken to the School for Good while Sophie is taken to the School for Evil, their friendship is put to the test.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The School for Good and Evil →

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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Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, lighthearted in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with The Frog Princess →

Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Fantasy, lighthearted in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world.

“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 →

Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

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

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

Hopeful in tone.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

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

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

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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 Royal Academy Rebels?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Royal Academy Rebels on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Royal Academy Rebels?: Misfits. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Royal Academy Rebels.
How big is Royal Academy Rebels?: Royal Academy Rebels is 3 books, 2018–2021.

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