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Books like Shadowbridge: 9 series to read next

Shadowbridge is fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in secondary world, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Shadowbridge is 2 books, from 2008.

“Frost's considerable powers of imagination and description ground the disparate locales and societies of his world through story - those lived, told to and by young Leodora in her journey of self-discovery.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Earthsea
Howl's Castle
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Universe
Discworld
Narnia
Cosmere
The Princess and the Goblin
Zamonia

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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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.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Adventurous in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Lin3 books2009

Hopeful in tone.

Start with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Adventurous in tone.

“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 →

ZamoniaSeries

seriesWalter Moers5 books1998

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear →

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 Shadowbridge?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Shadowbridge on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shadowbridge?: Shadowbridge. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shadowbridge.
How big is Shadowbridge?: Shadowbridge is 2 books, from 2008.

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