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Books like Safe-Keepers: 9 series to read next

Safe-Keepers is fantasy, about coming of age and identity, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Safe-Keepers is 3 books, 2004–2006.

“Damiana is safe-keeper in the small village of Tambleham.”
from the catalogue description of The Safe-Keeper's Secret

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Earthsea
Safe-Keepers world
Folktales
Narnia
Princess Academy
Annals of the Western Shore
Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
Tortall

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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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Safe-Keepers worldSeries

seriesSharon Shinn4 books2004

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

Start with Wintermoon Wish →

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

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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Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

About magic schools.

“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

Start with Princess Academy →

Annals of the Western ShoreSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin3 books2004

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

“Each book has different main characters and settings, but the books are linked by some recurring characters and locations.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Gifts →

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 Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Adventurous in tone, about quests.

“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 →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Safe-Keepers?: Earthsea — the closest match to Safe-Keepers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Safe-Keepers?: The Safe-Keeper's Secret. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Safe-Keepers.
How big is Safe-Keepers?: Safe-Keepers is 3 books, 2004–2006.

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