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Books like The Door Within: 9 series to read next

The Door Within is portal fantasy and fantasy, about chosen one, 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 Door Within is 4 books, 2005–2013.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Beyonders
Redwall
Deltora milieu
Guardians of Ga'hoole
Five Kingdoms
The Riftwar
Sparhawk

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy and 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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BeyondersSeries

seriesBrandon Mull4 books2011

Portal fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and quests, set in secondary world.

“Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable--until a routine day at the zoo ends with Jason suddenly transporting from the hippo tank to a place unlike anything he's ever seen.”
from the catalogue description of A World Without Heroes

Start with A World Without Heroes →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

About coming of age.

“Apart from the main series, there are a few more books and spin-offs set in the same universe.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Capture →

Five KingdomsSeries

seriesBrandon Mull5 books2014

Portal fantasy and 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 RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
from the catalogue description

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Door Within?: Narnia — the closest match to The Door Within on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Door Within?: The Door Within. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Door Within.
How big is The Door Within?: The Door Within is 4 books, 2005–2013.

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