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Books like W. Wilson Newbury: 9 series to read next

W. Wilson Newbury is fantasy, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

W. Wilson Newbury is 17 books, 1975–2005.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Magic Shop
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Tales of Magic
Alderley
The Indian in the Cupboard
Bromeliad
Five Children Universe
The Ministry of SUITs

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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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Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

About coming of age.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

Chitty Chitty Bang BangSeries

seriesFrank Cottrell Boyce, Al Perkins, Albert G. Miller, Georgess McHargue, Ian Fleming, Jean Lewis & William Johnston10 books1964

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

About friendship.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, set in british isles.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy, about coming of age.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About transported to another world and survival.

“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
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Start with Truckers →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

The Ministry of SUITsSeries

seriesPaul Gamble3 books2016

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“Jack Pearse and Trudy Emerson are the newest recruits to SUIT--the Strange, Unusual, and Impossible Things ministry--and must investigate unconfirmed signs of pirates as well as the disappearance of oddball kids in Belfast.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ministry of SUITs →

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 W. Wilson Newbury?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to W. Wilson Newbury on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with W. Wilson Newbury?: The Lamp. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for W. Wilson Newbury.
How big is W. Wilson Newbury?: W. Wilson Newbury is 17 books, 1975–2005.
Is W. Wilson Newbury finished?: Yes — 17 books, 1975–2005.

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