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Books like The Coseema Saga: 9 series to read next

The Coseema Saga is fantasy and portal fantasy, about identity, 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.

The Coseema Saga is 3 books, 2021–2023.

“Sixteen-year-old Olive Joshi has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and can't stop worrying about hurting the people she loves.”
from the catalogue description of The Twin Stars

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Tortall
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Five Kingdoms
Abarat
Unicorn
Books of Bayern
Kingdom (Cynthia Voigt)
Märchenmond / Magic Moon

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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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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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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Five KingdomsSeries

seriesBrandon Mull5 books2014

About quests.

“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 →

AbaratSeries

seriesClive Barker3 books2002

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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UnicornSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1991

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about identity, set in secondary world.

“Nobody knew where it had come from, or what it wanted.”
from the catalogue description of Black Unicorn
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Black Unicorn →

Books of BayernSeries

seriesShannon Hale4 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Later volumes, including Enna Burning and River Secrets, follow other members of her found family through their own magical talents.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Goose Girl →

Kingdom (Cynthia Voigt)Series

seriesCynthia Voigt4 books1985

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“There is much want in the kingdom and the tales of Jackaroo, the masked outlaw who helps the poor in times of trouble, are on everyone's lips.”
from the catalogue description of Jackaroo

Start with Jackaroo →

Märchenmond / Magic MoonSeries

seriesHeike Hohlbein & Wolfgang Hohlbein2 books1983

About quests.

Start with Magic Moon →

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 The Coseema Saga?: Tortall — the closest match to The Coseema Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Coseema Saga?: The Twin Stars. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Coseema Saga.
How big is The Coseema Saga?: The Coseema Saga is 3 books, 2021–2023.

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