If you were drawn to Birdalone's epic journey across magical isles and the overarching quest in The Water of the Wondrous Isles, you'll find The Worm Ouroboros an enthralling experience. Eddison crafts a vast tapestry of warring kingdoms, heroic deeds, and perilous quests set in a wholly imagined world, echoing Morris’s sense of grand adventure and mythic stakes.

If the lush, dreamlike landscapes and the magical, immersive worldbuilding of Morris’s Isles enchanted you, The King of Elfland's Daughter will transport you again. Lord Dunsany’s prose conjures Elfland in vivid, poetic detail, immersing you in a realm of enchantment and timeless beauty, much like the mystical lands Birdalone explores.

If you delighted in the elaborate, poetic language and medieval cadence of The Water of the Wondrous Isles, The Wood Beyond the World—also by Morris—offers another tale that revels in flowery, evocative prose. The story’s lush descriptions and artful dialogue create a timeless, immersive reading experience.

If Birdalone’s courage and journey toward empowerment resonated with you, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld will also captivate. Sybel, a powerful and enigmatic woman, faces trials of magic, love, and destiny, growing profoundly through her choices and relationships in a magical world.

If you appreciated the mysterious, almost dreamlike quality of magic in The Water of the Wondrous Isles, Lud-in-the-Mist is a gem. Mirrlees’s tale is suffused with an elusive, ambiguous magic that shapes the fate of an entire town, blending the fantastical and the mundane in haunting ways.