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Books like Secret Kingdom: 9 series to read next

Secret Kingdom is fantasy, set in otherworld and secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Secret Kingdom is 42 books across 9 series, 2011–2015.

“At the bottom of the school jumble sale, under the chipped teacups and the odd socks, sits a plain wooden box with a mirror set in its lid.”
from the catalogue description

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Peter Pan
Narnia
The Faraway Tree
The Land of Stories
Fairy Realm
Tolkien's legendarium
Trot and Cap'n Bill
Magic Kingdom of Landover
The Secrets of Droon

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

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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The Faraway TreeSeries

seriesEnid Blyton & Jacqueline Wilson16 books1939

Fantasy and portal fantasy, whimsical in tone.

Start with The Enchanted Wood →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“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 →

Fairy RealmSeries

seriesEmily Rodda10 books1994

Fantasy and portal fantasy, about quests, set in fairyland.

“Rowe is also the author of the series Deltora Quest and Rowan of Rin.”
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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Trot and Cap'n BillSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum & Gina Wickwar4 books1911

Fantasy, whimsical in tone.

“Baum conceived it as a rival series to his own Oz books, but both characters were eventually folded into Oz continuity and reappear as regulars in later Oz novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sea Fairies →

Magic Kingdom of LandoverSeries

seriesTerry Brooks8 books1986

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Written in 1986, it tells the story of how Ben Holiday, a talented but depressed Chicago trial lawyer, comes to be king of Landover, an otherworldly magical kingdom.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold!
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet →

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 Secret Kingdom?: Peter Pan — the closest match to Secret Kingdom on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Secret Kingdom?: Secret Kingdom is 42 books across 9 series, 2011–2015.

Books like Secret Kingdom: 9 series to read next

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