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Books like Spirit Animals: 9 series to read next

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

Spirit Animals is 31 books, 2013–2018.

“Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers.”
from the catalogue description of Wild Born

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Narnia
Redwall
Tolkien's legendarium
Tortall
The Princess and the Goblin
Princess Academy
Ranger's Apprentice
Circle of Magic
Wings of Fire

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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

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

“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

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Princess AcademySeries

seriesShannon Hale3 books2005

Fantasy, hopeful in tone, about coming of age and magic schools, set in secondary world.

“The sequels follow Miri to the capital, where she navigates court intrigue while studying, and then out to a remote swamp kingdom as tutor to three sisters caught up in a succession crisis.”
from the catalogue description

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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, about friendship, set in secondary world.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue description

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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

Fantasy, about coming of age and magic schools, set in secondary world.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
from the catalogue description

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Wings of FireSeries

seriesTui T. Sutherland24 books2012

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about dragons, set in secondary world.

“Raised under the mountain within the Claws of the Clouds Mountains.”
from the catalogue description of The Dragonet Prophecy
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Spirit Animals?: Narnia — the closest match to Spirit Animals on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spirit Animals?: Wild Born. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spirit Animals.
How big is Spirit Animals?: Spirit Animals is 31 books, 2013–2018.

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