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Books like Wilde Island Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Wilde Island Chronicles is fantasy, about dragons, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wilde Island Chronicles is 3 books, 2007–2015.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Earthsea
Seraphina Universe
Folktales
Enchanted Forest
Karou
His Dark Materials
The Princess and the Goblin

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.”
from the catalogue description

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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Seraphina UniverseSeries

seriesRachel Hartman6 books2012

Fantasy, about identity, set in secondary world.

Start with Among Ghosts →

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

Enchanted ForestSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede7 books1985

Lighthearted in tone.

“Patricia Collins Wrede is an American author of fantasy literature.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Dealing with Dragons →

KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About quests.

“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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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Wilde Island Chronicles?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Wilde Island Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wilde Island Chronicles?: Dragon's Keep. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wilde Island Chronicles.
How big is Wilde Island Chronicles?: Wilde Island Chronicles is 3 books, 2007–2015.

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