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Books like Summoning: 9 series to read next

Summoning is portal fantasy and 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.

Summoning is 6 books, 2005–2022.

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Narnia
Spellsinger
His Dark Materials
Quag Keep
Tolkien's legendarium
Abarat
The Wizard Knight
Three Hearts and Three Lions
Magic Kingdom of Landover

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.”
from the catalogue description

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SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

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

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age.

“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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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

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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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AbaratSeries

seriesClive Barker3 books2002

About coming of age, set in islands.

“The Books of Abarat are a series of young adult fantasy novels written and illustrated by English writer and visual artist Clive Barker.”
from the catalogue description
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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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Three Hearts and Three LionsSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove, Poul Anderson & Tad Williams3 books1961

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

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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!
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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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 Summoning?: Narnia — the closest match to Summoning on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Summoning?: Song of Marwey. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Summoning.
How big is Summoning?: Summoning is 6 books, 2005–2022.

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