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Books like The Faraway Tree: 9 series to read next

The Faraway Tree is fantasy and portal fantasy, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Faraway Tree is 16 books, 1939–2023.

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Narnia
Fairyland
Furthermore Universe
The Wishing-Chair Universe
Peter Pan
The Wind in the Willows Universe
Trot and Cap'n Bill
The Land of Stories
Fairy Realm

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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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FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

About coming of age.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

Furthermore UniverseSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi2 books2016

About coming of age.

Start with Furthermore →

The Wishing-Chair UniverseSeries

seriesEnid Blyton & Narinder Dhami14 books1937

Fantasy and portal fantasy.

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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 Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

seriesKenneth Grahame, William Horwood, Anne McKie, Ellen Miles, Inga Moore, Juliet Stanley, Kij Johnson, Lesley Sims, M. G. Leonard, Samantha Noonan & Susan Hill17 books1908

Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows: A Fine Welcome →

Trot and Cap'n BillSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum & Gina Wickwar4 books1911

Fantasy, whimsical in tone.

“Baum conceived it as a rival series to his own Oz books, but both characters were eventually folded into Oz continuity and reappear as regulars in later Oz novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sea Fairies →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

Fairy RealmSeries

seriesEmily Rodda10 books1994

Fantasy and portal fantasy, about quests, set in fairyland.

“Rowe is also the author of the series Deltora Quest and Rowan of Rin.”
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 Faraway Tree?: Narnia — the closest match to The Faraway Tree on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Faraway Tree?: The Enchanted Wood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Faraway Tree.
How big is The Faraway Tree?: The Faraway Tree is 16 books, 1939–2023.

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