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Books like The Unicorn Quest: 9 series to read next

The Unicorn Quest is portal fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Unicorn Quest is 3 books, 2018–2020.

“In an antique-filled mansion, sisters Claire and Sophie find a ladder to the magical land of Arden, where wraiths roam freely, unicorns have disappeared, and the guilds of magic no longer trust each other.”
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Narnia
100 Cupboards
Tolkien's legendarium
Fionavar Universe
Mordant's Need
The Secrets of Droon
Spellsinger
Redwall
The Land of Stories

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy and 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.”
from the catalogue description

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100 CupboardsSeries

seriesN. D. Wilson4 books2007

Portal fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

Start with The Door Before →

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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Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

Mordant's NeedSeries

seriesStephen R. Donaldson2 books1986

About political intrigue.

Start with The Mirror of Her Dreams →

The Secrets of DroonSeries

seriesTony Abbott44 books1999

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

“On October 1, 2010, the final book of the series, The Final Quest, was released, concluding its eleven-year run.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet →

SpellsingerSeries

seriesAlan Dean Foster9 books1983

About music.

“Alan Dean Foster's Spellsinger series follows Jon-Tom, a UCLA law student pulled into a fantasy world by the wizard Clothahump, where he discovers he can cast spells by singing along with his guitar.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Spellsinger →

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 Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

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 Unicorn Quest?: Narnia — the closest match to The Unicorn Quest on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Unicorn Quest?: The Unicorn Quest. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Unicorn Quest.
How big is The Unicorn Quest?: The Unicorn Quest is 3 books, 2018–2020.

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