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Books like The Wishing World: 9 series to read next

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

The Wishing World is 2 books, 2016–2017.

“You can transform into your own hero, find wild and whimsical friends, and wield power as great as your imagination.”
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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Spellsinger
The Land of Stories
The Princess and the Goblin
Furthermore Universe
Howl's Castle
World of Septimus Heap
The Secrets of Droon

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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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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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.”
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Start with Spellsinger →

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.”
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Start with The Wishing Spell →

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.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Furthermore UniverseSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi2 books2016

About friendship.

Start with Furthermore →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

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

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

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

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The Secrets of DroonSeries

seriesTony Abbott44 books1999

Fantasy and portal 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.”
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Start with The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet →

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 Wishing World?: Narnia — the closest match to The Wishing World on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wishing World?: The Wishing World. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wishing World.
How big is The Wishing World?: The Wishing World is 2 books, 2016–2017.

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