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Books like Stravaganza: 9 series to read next

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

Stravaganza is 6 books, 2002–2012.

“The books are set alternatively between Islington, an area of London, England, and various cities in Talia, an alternate version of Renaissance Italy.”
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His Dark Materials
Narnia
Abarat
Tortall
The Wizard Knight
The Colours of Madeleine / The Colors of Madeleine
InterWorld
Grishaverse
Fairyland

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, 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.”
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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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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AbaratSeries

seriesClive Barker3 books2002

Set in islands and secondary world.

“The Books of Abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by English writer and visual artist Clive Barker.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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.”
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The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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Start with The Knight →

The Colours of Madeleine / The Colors of MadeleineSeries

seriesJaclyn Moriarty3 books2012

About friendship, set in contemporary and secondary world.

Start with A Corner of White →

InterWorldSeries

seriesMichael Reaves, Mallory Reaves & Neil Gaiman3 books2007

Science fantasy and science fiction, set in contemporary.

“Michael Reaves developed the story with Neil Gaiman, and Reaves's daughter Mallory Reaves co-wrote the two sequels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with InterWorld →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

About quests, set in fairyland.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

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 Stravaganza?: His Dark Materials — the closest match to Stravaganza on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Stravaganza?: City of Masks. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Stravaganza.
How big is Stravaganza?: Stravaganza is 6 books, 2002–2012.

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