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Books like The Unicorn Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Unicorn Chronicles 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 Unicorn Chronicles is 8 books, 1994–2010.

“Within this realm exist all sorts of fantastical and mythological beasts, from the familiar unicorn to the strange, squirrel-like creature known as the Squijum.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Redwall
Deltora milieu
The Princess and the Goblin
Fablehaven Universe
Sparhawk
The Keys to the Kingdom
Earthsea

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

Fantasy and 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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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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Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

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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

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Fablehaven UniverseSeries

seriesBrandon Mull12 books2006

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and dragons, set in secondary world.

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

About wizards.

“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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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.

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What should I read after The Unicorn Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Unicorn Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Unicorn Chronicles?: Into the Land of the Unicorns. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Unicorn Chronicles.
How big is The Unicorn Chronicles?: The Unicorn Chronicles is 8 books, 1994–2010.

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