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Books like The Seems: 9 series to read next

The Seems is fantasy, about quests, set in parallel universe and contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Seems is 3 books, 2007–2009.

“A fourth book, called A Better Place, has been confirmed, but no release date has been announced yet.”
from the catalogue description
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
His Dark Materials
The Wildwood Chronicles
Fairyland
Foo milieu
The Keys to the Kingdom
100 Cupboards
The Tiger's Apprentice

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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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

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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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

“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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The Wildwood ChroniclesSeries

seriesColin Meloy3 books2011

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in contemporary.

“Praised for its illustrations and old-fashioned book design, the trilogy continues across Under Wildwood and Wildwood Imperium.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Wildwood →

FairylandSeries

seriesCatherynne M. Valente7 books2009

Set in fairyland.

“The novels follow a 12-year-old girl named September as she is spirited away from her average life to Fairyland.”
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Start with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making →

Foo milieuSeries

seriesObert Skye7 books2005

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in contemporary and otherworld.

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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

Start with Mister Monday →

100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

Set in secondary world.

Start with The Door Before →

The Tiger's ApprenticeSeries

seriesLaurence Yep3 books2003

Urban fantasy, set in north america.

“Together they must keep the talisman from an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tiger's Apprentice →

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 Seems?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Seems on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Seems?: The Glitch in Sleep. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Seems.
How big is The Seems?: The Seems is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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