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Books like The Kronos Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Kronos Chronicles is fantasy and historical fantasy, about quests, set in europe, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Kronos Chronicles is 3 books, 2008–2011.

“Twelve-year-old Petra, accompanied by her magical tin spider, goes to Prague hoping to retrieve the enchanted eyes the Prince of Bohemia took from her father, and is aided in her quest by a Roma boy and his sister.”
from the catalogue description of The Cabinet of Wonders

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Gilded Wolves
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Narnia
Theodosia
Five Children Universe
The Princess and the Goblin
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Keys to the Kingdom

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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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The Gilded WolvesSeries

seriesRoshani Chokshi3 books2019

About found family.

“The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gilded Wolves →

Chronicles of Ancient DarknessSeries

seriesMichelle Paver9 books2004

Set in prehistoric.

“The books chronicle the adventures of Torak, an adolescent boy, and his friends Renn and Wolf.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Wolf Brother →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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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TheodosiaSeries

seriesR. L. LaFevers4 books2007

Set in early 20th century.

Start with Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one, set in otherworld.

Start with Mister Monday →

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 Kronos Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Kronos Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Kronos Chronicles?: The Cabinet of Wonders. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Kronos Chronicles.
How big is The Kronos Chronicles?: The Kronos Chronicles is 3 books, 2008–2011.

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