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Books like The Forbidden Library: 9 series to read next

The Forbidden Library is fantasy and portal fantasy, about books and reading, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Forbidden Library is 4 books, 2014–2017.

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
100 Cupboards
The Keys to the Kingdom
His Dark Materials
Rachel Roberts' Avalon
The Land of Stories
World of Septimus Heap
Redwall

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Fantasy and portal 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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100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

About transported to another world.

Start with The Door Before →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

Start with Mister Monday →

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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Rachel Roberts' AvalonSeries

seriesRachel Roberts12 books2001

About friendship.

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The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“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 →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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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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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 Forbidden Library?: Narnia — the closest match to The Forbidden Library on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Forbidden Library?: The Forbidden Library. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Forbidden Library.
How big is The Forbidden Library?: The Forbidden Library is 4 books, 2014–2017.

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