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Books like The Last Unicorn: 9 series to read next

The Last Unicorn is fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, bittersweet in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Last Unicorn is 8 books, 1968–2023.

“The Last Unicorn is Peter S. Beagle's 1968 fantasy novel about a unicorn who, believing herself the last of her kind, sets out to learn what became of the others.”
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Earthsea
Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Tortall
Enchanted Forest
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Howl's Castle
Grishaverse

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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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.”
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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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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Adventurous in tone.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Adventurous in tone.

“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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Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Lighthearted in tone, about dragons.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
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Start with Dealing with Dragons →

The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Adventurous in tone.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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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Why these

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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 Last Unicorn?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Last Unicorn on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Last Unicorn?: The Last Unicorn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Last Unicorn.
How big is The Last Unicorn?: The Last Unicorn is 8 books, 1968–2023.

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