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Books like The Wednesday Tales: 9 series to read next

The Wednesday Tales is fantasy, about quests, set in secondary world, adventurous and whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Wednesday Tales is 3 books, 2006–2009.

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Tolkien's legendarium
The Princess and the Goblin
Redwall
Howl's Castle
Narnia
The Books of Beginning
World of Septimus Heap
Cosmere
Deltora milieu

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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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 →

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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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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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The Books of BeginningSeries

seriesJohn Stephens3 books2011

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

“John Stephens' The Emerald Atlas opens The Books of Beginning trilogy with three orphaned siblings, Kate, Michael and Emma, who discover a magical book that lets them move through time after arriving at a strange new home.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Emerald Atlas →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

About wizards.

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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

Deltora milieuSeries

seriesEmily Rodda & Marc McBride53 books1993

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

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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 Wednesday Tales?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Wednesday Tales on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wednesday Tales?: The Palace of Laughter. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wednesday Tales.
How big is The Wednesday Tales?: The Wednesday Tales is 3 books, 2006–2009.

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