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Books like Wizarding World parodies: 9 series to read next

Wizarding World parodies is fantasy and humor, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wizarding World parodies is 14 books, 2001–2017.

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Discworld
Derkholm
Tolkien's legendarium
World of Septimus Heap
Dragonslayer / The Chronicles of Kazam
Myth Adventures
Dragon Slayers' Academy
The Land of Stories
Narnia

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

DerkholmSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones2 books1998

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about magic schools, set in secondary world.

“Year of the Griffin follows one of Derk's griffin children years later, enrolled at a chronically underfunded wizards' university with a band of misfit students.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Dark Lord of Derkholm →

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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World of Septimus HeapSeries

seriesAngie Sage12 books2005

Adventurous in tone.

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Dragonslayer / The Chronicles of KazamSeries

seriesJasper Fforde4 books2010

About dragons, set in british isles.

“Jasper Fforde's Chronicles of Kazam series follows Jennifer Strange, a fifteen-year-old foundling running a magical employment agency in an alternate Britain where magic is fading, who unexpectedly becomes the last Dragonslayer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Last Dragonslayer →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Another Fine Myth →

Dragon Slayers' AcademySeries

seriesKate McMullan20 books1997

Lighthearted in tone, about dragons.

Start with The New Kid at School →

The Land of StoriesSeries

seriesChris Colfer13 books2012

Adventurous in tone.

“Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning with A Tale of Magic... in 2019.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Wishing Spell →

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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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 Wizarding World parodies?: Discworld — the closest match to Wizarding World parodies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wizarding World parodies?: Parry Hotter and the Seamy Side of Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wizarding World parodies.
How big is Wizarding World parodies?: Wizarding World parodies is 14 books, 2001–2017.

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