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Books like Watership Down: 9 series to read next

Watership Down is fantasy, about survival and quests, set in countryside & village, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Watership Down is 21 books, 1972–1996.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
House of Secrets
Narnia
Alderley
His Dark Materials
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman
The Wingfeather Saga
Redwall
The Tiger's Apprentice

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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House of SecretsSeries

seriesChris Columbus, Ned Vizzini & Chris Rylander3 books2013

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.

“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with House of Secrets →

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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AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about quests, set in contemporary and 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 →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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Castaways of the Flying DutchmanSeries

seriesBrian Jacques3 books2001

Set in at sea.

“Brian Jacques's Castaways of the Flying Dutchman follows Neb and his dog Denmark, the sole survivors of the cursed ghost ship's crew, condemned to eternal youth and wandering the world to help people in trouble wherever they land.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Castaways of the Flying Dutchman →

The Wingfeather SagaSeries

seriesAndrew Peterson7 books2008

About coming of age.

“Production of the show has been funded by equity crowdfunding.”
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Start with On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness →

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 Tiger's ApprenticeSeries

seriesLaurence Yep3 books2003

Urban fantasy, set in north america.

“Together they must keep the talisman from an enemy who would use its power to destroy the world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Tiger's Apprentice →

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 Watership Down?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Watership Down on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Watership Down?: Watership Down. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Watership Down.
How big is Watership Down?: Watership Down is 21 books, 1972–1996.
Is Watership Down finished?: Yes — 21 books, 1972–1996.

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