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Books like Telares Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Telares Trilogy is fantasy, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Telares Trilogy is 3 books, 2003–2008.

“If there's any justice, she'll become as sought after as Rowling.'- Cameron Woodhead, The Age”
from the catalogue description of Through the Tiger's Eye

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
The Keys to the Kingdom
His Dark Materials
Five Kingdoms
The Land of Stories
Underland Chronicles
100 Cupboards
The Princess and the Goblin

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal fantasy, 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.”
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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one, set in otherworld.

Start with Mister Monday →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Five KingdomsSeries

seriesBrandon Mull5 books2014

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

“After Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house, he dives in after them—and ends up in The Outskirts.”
from the catalogue description of Sky Raiders

Start with Sky Raiders →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Wishing Spell →

Underland ChroniclesSeries

seriesSuzanne Collins5 books2003

Epic fantasy, about war.

“The Underland is inhabited by humans who traveled below hundreds of years ago, along with various giant versions of creatures like bats, cockroaches, and rats.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Gregor the Overlander →

100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

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

Start with The Door Before →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, 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

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

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 Telares Trilogy?: Narnia — the closest match to Telares Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Telares Trilogy?: Through the Tiger's Eye. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Telares Trilogy.
How big is Telares Trilogy?: Telares Trilogy is 3 books, 2003–2008.

Books like Telares Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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