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Books like Woodcutter Sisters: 9 series to read next

Woodcutter Sisters is fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world, whimsical in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Woodcutter Sisters is 4 books, 2012–2026.

“Each of the seven Woodcutter sisters, named for the days of the week, gets pulled into her own tangle of fairy-tale references and family curses across the series, continuing in Hero, Dearest, and Thieftess.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
Woodcutter Universe
Howl's Castle
Narnia
Folktales
Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)
Once Upon a Broken Heart
The Princess and the Goblin
Tales of the Frog Princess

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.”
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Woodcutter UniverseSeries

seriesAlethea Kontis18 books2006

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

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Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, whimsical and adventurous in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

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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FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fantasy and fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

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

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Enchanted (Gail Carson Levine)Series

seriesGail Carson Levine5 books1997

About coming of age.

“Fairest moves to the neighboring kingdom of Ayortha for a take on Snow White, with later volumes continuing to draw on other tales within the same connected world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ella Enchanted →

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

Fantasy and romantasy, about curses and forbidden love, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

About coming of age.

“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

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Tales of the Frog PrincessSeries

seriesE. D. Baker9 books2002

Start with The Frog Princess →

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 Woodcutter Sisters?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Woodcutter Sisters on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Woodcutter Sisters?: Enchanted. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Woodcutter Sisters.
How big is Woodcutter Sisters?: Woodcutter Sisters is 4 books, 2012–2026.

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