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Books like Wildwood: 9 series to read next

Wildwood is fantasy, about coming of age. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wildwood is 2 books, 2006–2007.

“Marillier builds the story from Romanian folklore and fairy-tale motifs, following Jena as she tries to protect her family and the world beyond the portal.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Caraval
His Dark Materials
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Five Children Universe
Prophecy of the Sisters
Narnia
Gemma Doyle
Belladonna

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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CaravalSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2017

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“The books form one continuing story rather than standalone volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Caraval →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, 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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Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Romantasy, about curses and forbidden love.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

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 →

Prophecy of the SistersSeries

seriesMichelle Zink3 books2009

About prophecy.

“Michelle Zink's trilogy, Prophecy of the Sisters, Guardian of the Gate, and Circle of Fire, follows Lia through the widening rift with her sister and the secrets behind their parents' deaths.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Prophecy of the Sisters →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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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Gemma DoyleSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2003

About friendship, set in british isles.

Start with A Great and Terrible Beauty →

BelladonnaSeries

seriesAdalyn Grace4 books2022

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Belladonna →

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 Wildwood?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Wildwood on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wildwood?: Wildwood Dancing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wildwood.
How big is Wildwood?: Wildwood is 2 books, 2006–2007.

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