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Books like The Last Airbender: 9 series to read next

The Last Airbender is fantasy and adventure, 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 Last Airbender is 13 books across 5 series, 2010–2025.

“Four nations, four elements, and one child frozen in an iceberg for a hundred years while the Fire Nation burned its way across the map.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
Guardians of Ga'hoole
Ranger's Apprentice
Grishaverse
Tortall
The Princess and the Goblin
Cosmere

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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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.”
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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.”
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Guardians of Ga'hooleSeries

seriesKathryn Lasky & Kathryn Huang17 books2003

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about war and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“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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Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

About friendship.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, 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 →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

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 Last Airbender?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Last Airbender on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is The Last Airbender?: The Last Airbender is 13 books across 5 series, 2010–2025.

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