Books like Pern Series
30 fantasy books to read after Pern Series, by Mccaffrey, Anne, the closest match first.
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1. Dragonsong
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
Anne McCaffrey's world of Pern is one of the most well-known – and well realized – worlds in the genre. Dragonsong is a quick read that's perfect for anyone looking...
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2. The Dragon Keeper
by Hobb, Robin
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The first in the The Rain Wild Chronicles, a party of deformed dragons and their handlers are on a journey to a safe haven for the dragons.
Hobb’s Farseer trilogy incorporates a dragon theme into the mythos of the world, though dragons are not really a tangible presence in the day-to-day happenings of the book. Her not-quite-a-direct-sequel...
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3. Dragon Champion
by Knight, E.e.
- On the same lists
Unlike the other entries on this list, Age of Fire actually stars dragons as the characters. It’s an interesting twist with the story being solely about dragons. This carries on...
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4. Dragon Weather
by Watt-evans, Lawrence
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One of the more interesting dragon tales out there. Arlian, a young boy, survives a dragon attack which destroys his entire village. Dragons, you see, are evil, heartless creatures that...
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5. Dragonsbane
by Barbara Hambly
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Barbara Hambley almost seems forgotten in most fantasy circles these days, being eclipsed by the new modern crowd of fantasy writers like Martin, Lynch, Erikson, and the like. But in...
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6. Guards, Guards
by Pratchett, Terry
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Ankh-Morpork's Night Watch is three men: Captain Vimes, who drinks, Sergeant Colon, and Corporal Nobbs. Crime in the city is legal, organised and left to the Thieves' Guild, so nobody...
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7. Joust
by Lackey, Mercedes
- On the same lists
If you want a fresh (and more fantasy instead of sci-fi) update to the Pern series, you probably won’t find anything closer than Mercedes Lackey’s Dragon Jouster series. They are...
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8. Stormbringer
by Moorcock, Michael
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Elric is the ill-fated albino prince of a fading race who bears the sword Stormbringer in his journeys through the Young Kingdoms of man.This is the last book of the...
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9. A Wrinkle In Time
by L'engle, Madeleine
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Meg seems to have a perfectly normal life. The normality ends quite suddenly when her littlest brother, Charles, meets Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Suddenly, Meg's normal life...
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10. Where The Wild Things Are
by Sendak, Maurice
- On the same lists
This book is about a boy named Max who puts on a wolf costume and feels like making some trouble. He breaks some rules and is sent to bed without...
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11. Witch World
by Lackey, Andre Norton And Mercedes
- On the same lists
Simon Tregarth is a man on the run from various shadowy ruffians, people he associated with because he was wrongly convicted of working the black market while in the military....
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12. The Jewel In The Skull
by Moorcock, Michael
- On the same lists
This book is set amongst the fighting in an alternate Europe where the evil mages of the Empire of Grand Britain are overrunning Europe. Dorian Hawkmoon, the Duke of Koln,...
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13. The Goblin Tower
by Camp, L. Sprague De
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Xylar's kings have a tough life. Every five years the current king is beheaded and any audience member who catches the head reluctantly becomes the next king. After King Jorian...
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14. Elidor
by Garner, Alan
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Four children who are exploring a ruined church accidently travel to another world, the mysterious realm of Elidor. In Elidor, they become the keepers of the four treasures and are...
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15. The Winter Of Enchantment
by Clayton, Victoria
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When Sebastian, a boy in Victorian England, sees an unhappy young girl in an antique mirror, he feels compelled to purchase it and free her from captivity. Melissa was kidnapped...
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16. One Hundred Years Of Solitude
by Marquez, Gabriel Garcia
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An influential and Nobel Prize winning novel that sees time as nonlinear. Magical, lyrical, Garcia Marquez is one of the literary giants of Magical Realism.
One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of a town, Macondo, and the special family that lives there. Weird things seem to happen in Macondo; sleeping disorders, eerie scientists,...
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17. The Serpent
by Gaskell, Jane
- On the same lists
It is the first of a series following the travels of a naive girl-child goddess set in a harsh land. In the ancient forgotten world of prehistory, a girl is...
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18. Steel Magic
by Lackey, Andre Norton And Mercedes
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Steel Magic, also known as Gray Magic is the first fantasy novel in the Magic Sequence, a series for older children. It is based loosely on the legends of King...
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19. The Mouse And The Motorcycle
by Cleary, Beverly
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This is a rollicking little tale about the friendship between a mouse who lives in a dilapidated hotel and a boy who stays there over a long weekend. The mouse...
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20. The Phantom Tollbooth
by Juster, Norton
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A children's book about a boy who is really bored and finds himself playing with a magic tollbooth where he discovers that learning is fun.
Tollbooth tells the story of Milo, a boy who is pretty much bored of everything around him. One day he gets a mysterious package that turns out to be a...
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21. Smith Of Wootton Major
by Tolkien, J.r.r.
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In the little town of Wootton Major, they have a wonderful tradition where a special cake is baked every twenty-four years, and eaten by twenty-four good children. But, when a...
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22. The Owl Service
by Garner, Alan
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Alison, her stepfather, and his son Roger are staying at her mother's. Also staying there is the housekeeper, Nancy, her son Gwyn, and the stable hand Huw. Alison comes upon...
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23. The Animal Family
by Jarrell, Randall
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Alison, her stepfather, and his son Roger are staying at her mother's. Also staying there is the housekeeper, Nancy, her son Gwyn, and the stable hand Huw. Alison comes upon...
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24. Higglety Pigglety Pop! Or, There Must Be More To Life
by Sendak, Maurice
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This is such a delightful, peculiar but beautifully illustrated fable about a little dog called Jennie who has all that she could possibly wish for, but is unsatisfied with her...
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25. The White Dragon
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
Jaxom, a rebellious young aristocrat, and Ruth, his white dragon, fly into another time to retrieve the queen's stolen egg, thereby averting a dragonrider war, and find their planet threatened...
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26. Dragonsdawn
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Go back in time and visit Pern like it’s never been seen before in this thrilling prequel about the creation of dragons. The beautiful planet...
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27. The Chronicles Of Pern: First Fall
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
Travel back to the earliest days of Pernese history in this first-ever Dragonriders of Pern short-story collection! Join the original survey team as they explore Pern and decide to recommend...
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28. The Dolphins' Bell
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
The first colonists of Pern find that the Southern Continent is too geologically unstable, and they must move the growing colony and everything it owns to the Northern Continent. They...
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29. Rescue Run
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
49 years after the distress call was sent, the Rescue Run and her crew arrive at Pern and encounter a spaceborn Thread.
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30. Dragonseye
by Mccaffrey, Anne
- Same author
In Anne McCaffrey’s New York Times bestselling Dragonseye, join Weyrleaders, Holders, and Craftmasters in the creation of the legendary Star Stones and the teaching ballads of Pern! It's been two...
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