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Shakespeare Adaptations is 34 books, 1670–2018.

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The Mortal Instruments
Five Children Universe
Narnia
All Souls
Kairos
His Dark Materials
The Vampire Chronicles
Spook's
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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.”
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All SoulsSeries

seriesDeborah Harkness5 books2011

Historical fantasy, about vampires.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Gothic, about vampires and immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Spook'sUniverse

universe32 books2004

About monster hunting.

“The seventh son of a seventh son gets no say in the matter.”
from the catalogue description

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The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Adventurous in tone.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

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What should I read after Shakespeare Adaptations?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to Shakespeare Adaptations on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shakespeare Adaptations?: The Tempest, or, The Enchanted Island. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shakespeare Adaptations.
How big is Shakespeare Adaptations?: Shakespeare Adaptations is 34 books, 1670–2018.

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