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Books like Spellsinger: 9 series to read next

Spellsinger is fantasy and portal fantasy, about transported to another world, set in secondary world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Spellsinger is 9 books, 1983–2004.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Spearwielder's Tales
Quag Keep
The Princess and the Goblin
The Secrets of Droon
A Wizard in Rhyme
The Wizard Knight
Magic Kingdom of Landover

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.”
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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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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Spearwielder's TalesSeries

seriesR. A. Salvatore3 books1993

Epic fantasy, about dragons.

“The Woods Out Back, The Dragon's Dagger, and Dragonslayer's Return follow Gary as he's pulled back into that world again and again, growing into the role thrust on him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Woods Out Back →

Quag KeepSeries

seriesAndre Norton & Jean Rabe2 books1978

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and quests, set in secondary world.

“Andre Norton's Quag Keep holds a notable place in gaming history as the first novel set in Gary Gygax's World of Greyhawk, written after Norton took part in an actual Dungeons & Dragons session with Gygax himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Quag Keep →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“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 →

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.”
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Start with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet →

A Wizard in RhymeSeries

seriesChristopher Stasheff8 books1986

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and wizards, set in secondary world.

“Matt Mantrell is an English major who gets transported to a different world where magic works by rhyme.”
from the catalogue description of Her Majesty's Wizard
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Start with Her Majesty's Wizard →

The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

Epic fantasy, about coming of age.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Knight →

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!
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Start with Magic Kingdom for Sale—Sold! →

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 Spellsinger?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Spellsinger on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spellsinger?: Spellsinger. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spellsinger.
How big is Spellsinger?: Spellsinger is 9 books, 1983–2004.

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