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Books like The Bone Spindle: 9 series to read next

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

The Bone Spindle is 3 books, 2022–2024.

“Sleeping Beauty meets Indiana Jones in this thrilling fairytale retelling for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and The Cruel Prince.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Rose (Edith Pattou)
His Dark Materials
The Princess and the Goblin
Howl's Castle
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Seraphina Universe
Once Upon a Broken Heart

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

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.”
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Rose (Edith Pattou)Series

seriesEdith Pattou2 books2003

About coming of age.

Start with East →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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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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.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

About coming of age.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

Seraphina UniverseSeries

seriesRachel Hartman6 books2012

About identity.

Start with Among Ghosts →

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Romantasy.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

Why these

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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 The Bone Spindle?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Bone Spindle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Bone Spindle?: The Bone Spindle. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Bone Spindle.
How big is The Bone Spindle?: The Bone Spindle is 3 books, 2022–2024.

Books like The Bone Spindle: 9 series to read next

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