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The Rogue Academy Trilogy is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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Narnia
Earthsea
Kairos
Five Children Universe
The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
His Dark Materials
Tortall
Grishaverse
Howl's Castle

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.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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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 Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix11 books1995

Set in secondary world.

Start with An Essay on Free Magic: (A manuscript fragment from the Great Library of the Clayr) →

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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TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

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.”
from the catalogue description

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GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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What should I read after The Rogue Academy Trilogy?: Narnia — the closest match to The Rogue Academy Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Rogue Academy Trilogy?: Iron Dawn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Rogue Academy Trilogy.
How big is The Rogue Academy Trilogy?: The Rogue Academy Trilogy is 3 books, 2019–2021.

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