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Books like The Mapmakers Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Mapmakers Trilogy is fantasy, about quests, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Mapmakers Trilogy is 3 books, 2014–2016.

“For fans of The Golden Compass, this New York Times bestseller will take you on a fantastic journey across worlds and time.”
from the catalogue description of The Glass Sentence

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
His Dark Materials
Redwall
The Keys to the Kingdom
Sparhawk
Waterfire Saga
Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)
The Princess and the Goblin

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.”
from the catalogue description

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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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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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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one, set in otherworld.

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Epic fantasy.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
from the catalogue description

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Waterfire SagaSeries

seriesJennifer Donnelly4 books2014

Set in underwater.

“Serafina, daughter of Isabella, Queen of Miromara, has been raised with the expectation - and burden - that she will someday become ruler of the oldest civilization of the merfolk.”
from the catalogue description of Deep Blue

Start with Deep Blue →

Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)Series

seriesKevin J. Anderson4 books2009

Epic fantasy, set in at sea.

“The Edge of the World opens the story, continuing through The Map of All Things and The Key to Creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Edge of the World →

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 →

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 Mapmakers Trilogy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Mapmakers Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Mapmakers Trilogy?: The Glass Sentence. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Mapmakers Trilogy.
How big is The Mapmakers Trilogy?: The Mapmakers Trilogy is 3 books, 2014–2016.

Books like The Mapmakers Trilogy: 9 series to read next

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