If you were enchanted by Anodos’s surreal wanderings and the eerie, otherworldly atmosphere in Phantastes, you’ll love Lud-in-the-Mist. Mirrlees crafts a haunting, ambiguous landscape filled with faerie fruit, dream logic, and the sense that the mundane world is haunted by deeper mysteries. The boundary between reality and fantasy is just as porous, and the journey into the unknown is just as alluring.

If you were captivated by George MacDonald’s lush, ornate prose and the way Phantastes immerses you in a world of wonder through words, The Slow Regard of Silent Things will enchant you. Rothfuss’s novella is a tapestry of poetic imagery and delicate, flowery language, inviting you to experience Auri’s secret world through a beautifully sensory lens.

If you loved the mythic atmosphere and the sense of stepping into a timeless, enchanted realm in Phantastes, you’ll be swept away by The King of Elfland’s Daughter. Dunsany draws on deep wells of legend and folklore, weaving a story where the land of Elfland is just as beguiling, perilous, and mysterious as MacDonald’s Fairy Land.

If it was the existential and spiritual quest at the heart of Phantastes that resonated with you, A Voyage to Arcturus is a must-read. Lindsay’s protagonist embarks on a journey through strange worlds that challenge his understanding of self, morality, and reality—mirroring the philosophical depth and allegorical richness you found in Anodos’s adventures.

If Anodos’s coming-of-age and journey toward self-understanding in Phantastes moved you, you’ll find a similar thread in The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Gaiman’s narrator is swept into a magical and perilous world that forces him to confront childhood fears and grow in wisdom, all woven with emotional resonance and mythic undertones.