If sailing past the Dufflepuds, the Dark Island, and Ramandu’s Island filled you with awe, you’ll love how The Neverending Story keeps unveiling marvel after marvel as Bastian journeys through Fantastica. Like Reepicheep’s unwavering push toward Aslan’s Country, the book brims with moments of discovery that feel both magical and meaningful, turning each chapter into another horizon to chase.

If Eustace’s ‘dragoning’ and painful unmaking by Aslan was your favorite arc, Ged’s journey in A Wizard of Earthsea is a masterclass in hard-won growth. Ged looses a shadow through arrogance and must pursue it across sea and island, learning humility and responsibility much as Eustace learns to shed his selfishness and become a true friend.

If you loved slipping through the painting with Lucy and Edmund and then taking to sea with Caspian, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making captures that same portal-to-quest thrill. September’s voyage carries her across dazzling, peculiar lands—much like the Dawn Treader’s island-to-island journey—toward a purpose that grows stranger and more profound the farther she goes.

If the stop-by-stop structure—Deathwater’s temptations, the invisible Dufflepuds, the peril of the Dark Island—was part of the charm, The Phantom Tollbooth offers a similarly playful, episodic quest. Milo’s journey moves through witty mini-adventures that challenge his wits and heart, echoing the Dawn Treader crew’s pattern of arriving, learning, and pushing on a little wiser.

If Reepicheep’s valor and steadfast counsel stole your heart, Lyra’s daemon Pantalaimon in The Golden Compass offers that same constant, opinionated presence at a hero’s side. As Reepicheep urges the crew onward even at the world’s edge, Pan’s bond with Lyra guides her through arctic dangers and moral crossroads, making the companionship as riveting as the adventure.