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Books like Tortall: 9 series to read next

Tortall is fantasy and mystery & detective, about coming of age, 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.

Tortall is 25 books across 6 series, 1983–2018.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Circle of Magic
Earthsea
Redwall
Rithmatist
Grishaverse
Books of Bayern

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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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.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and quests, 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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Circle of MagicUniverse

universe11 books1997

Fantasy, about coming of age and magic schools, set in secondary world.

“Magic here does not thunder from a staff or wait in a dusty grimoire.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Fantasy and epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“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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RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
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RithmatistSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson1 book2013

Fantasy, adventurous and mysterious in tone, about coming of age and murder investigation, set in secondary world.

Start with The Rithmatist →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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Books of BayernSeries

seriesShannon Hale4 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Later volumes, including Enna Burning and River Secrets, follow other members of her found family through their own magical talents.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Goose Girl →

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 Tortall?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Tortall on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Tortall?: Tortall is 25 books across 6 series, 1983–2018.

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