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Books like Six Crimson Cranes: 9 series to read next

Six Crimson Cranes is set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Six Crimson Cranes is 3 books, 2021–2023.

“Elizabeth Lim's Six Crimson Cranes follows Shiori, princess of Kiata, whose forbidden magic slips out of control on the morning of her betrothal, prompting her stepmother Raikama to banish her and curse her six brothers into cranes.”
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Earthsea
Legends of Lor'yan
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Howl's Castle
Raybearer
Seraphina Universe
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Rose (Edith Pattou)

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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Legends of Lor'yanSeries

seriesElizabeth Lim5 books2019

Set in secondary world.

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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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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.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

RaybearerSeries

seriesJordan Ifueko3 books2020

Epic fantasy.

“Redemptor continues her reign as empress, dealing with the political and spiritual fallout of the choices she made, while The Maid and the Crocodile follows a different protagonist in the same world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raybearer →

Seraphina UniverseSeries

seriesRachel Hartman6 books2012

Fantasy, about identity, set in secondary world.

Start with Among Ghosts →

Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

“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 →

Rose (Edith Pattou)Series

seriesEdith Pattou2 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous and emotional in tone, about coming of age and quests, set in secondary world.

Start with East →

Why these

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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 Six Crimson Cranes?: Earthsea — the closest match to Six Crimson Cranes on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Six Crimson Cranes?: Six Crimson Cranes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Six Crimson Cranes.
How big is Six Crimson Cranes?: Six Crimson Cranes is 3 books, 2021–2023.

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