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Books like The Classical Kingdoms Collection: 9 series to read next

The Classical Kingdoms Collection is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Classical Kingdoms Collection is 7 books, 2015–2020.

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Folktales
Narnia
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Once Upon a Time
Raybearer
Tolkien's legendarium
A Twisted Tale
The Becoming Beauty Trilogy / The Classical Kingdoms Collection

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

“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 →

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Romantasy, about fae.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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Once Upon a TimeSeries

seriesCameron Dokey, Debbie Viguié, Suzanne Weyn, Liz Braswell & Nancy Holder18 books2002

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years -- until a prince awakens her with a kiss.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty Sleep

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RaybearerSeries

seriesJordan Ifueko3 books2020

Epic fantasy.

“Redemptor continues her reign as empress, dealing with the political and spiritual fallout of the choices she made, while The Maid and the Crocodile follows a different protagonist in the same world.”
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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A Twisted TaleSeries

seriesLiz Braswell, Elizabeth Lim, Jen Calonita, Farrah Rochon, Anika Fajardo, Keala Kendall & Marianne Mancusi19 books2015

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling.

“Like most, he's just trying to survive another day in impoverished Agrabah.”
from the catalogue description of A Whole New World

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The Becoming Beauty Trilogy / The Classical Kingdoms CollectionSeries

seriesBrittany Fichter11 books2015

Fairy tale retelling and fantasy, set in secondary world.

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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 Classical Kingdoms Collection?: Folktales — the closest match to The Classical Kingdoms Collection on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Classical Kingdoms Collection?: Girl in the Red Hood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Classical Kingdoms Collection.
How big is The Classical Kingdoms Collection?: The Classical Kingdoms Collection is 7 books, 2015–2020.

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