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Books like The Darkwood Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Darkwood Chronicles is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Darkwood Chronicles is 3 books, 2016–2020.

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Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice
Peter Pan
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
Earthsea
Discworld
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
His Dark Materials
Kyralia series

Circle of Magic / The Wizard ApprenticeSeries

seriesDebra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, Debra Doyle (pseudonym) & James D. Macdonald (pseudonym)8 books1990

About wizards.

“The later volumes carry the apprentice further from the classroom into court intrigue and open conflict.”
from the catalogue description

Start with School of Wizardry →

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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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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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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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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, about wizards and political intrigue.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after The Darkwood Chronicles?: Circle of Magic / The Wizard Apprentice — the closest match to The Darkwood Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Darkwood Chronicles?: Elfhame. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Darkwood Chronicles.
How big is The Darkwood Chronicles?: The Darkwood Chronicles is 3 books, 2016–2020.

Books like The Darkwood Chronicles: 9 series to read next

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