If crossing the gap in the wall to Faerie and chasing a fallen star hooked you, you’ll love how The Ten Thousand Doors of January opens literal thresholds to elsewhere. Like Tristran slipping past Wall, January finds Doors that lead to wonder, danger, and destiny—and her journey, pursued by shadowy figures who’d keep those worlds closed, captures the same heady thrill of discovery and choice that runs through Tristran and Yvaine’s flight from the Lilim and the princes of Stormhold.

If Tristran’s promise to fetch the fallen star sent you happily down a questing road, The Last Unicorn offers that same crystalline sense of purpose. The unicorn’s search for her lost kind—joined by Schmendrick and Molly Grue—echoes the folkloric logic of Stardust: eerie woods, roadside enchantments, and bittersweet encounters that feel as timeless as the witch-queen’s schemes and the Stormhold princes’ deadly rivalry.

If you enjoyed watching Tristran grow from a shop boy of Wall into someone brave enough to outwit witches and princes, Uprooted delivers a similarly satisfying metamorphosis. Agnieszka’s clumsy beginnings, prickly mentorship with the Dragon, and hard-won mastery against the corrupt Wood mirror the way Faerie forces Tristran to shed naivety and become the person Yvaine believes he can be.

If Tristran and Yvaine’s banter-turned-bond made your heart lift, Howl’s Moving Castle offers that same alchemy of snark, tenderness, and spellcraft. Sophie’s curse-driven entanglement with Howl, the Witch of the Waste’s meddling, and a world where bargains matter recall the charm of a star who won’t be owned and a promise made on the other side of a wall that becomes something much bigger—and warmer—than expected.

If you grinned at Stardust’s witty asides and the playful tone even as princes murdered each other for a ruby, The Princess Bride hits the same sweet spot. Dashing rescues, ridiculous duels, and sharp banter—Westley, Buttercup, Inigo, Fezzik, and even Vizzini—deliver the kind of mischievous, storybook sparkle that made Tristran and Yvaine’s escapades feel both timeless and knowingly funny.