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Books like Arthor: 9 series to read next

Arthor is mythic fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Arthor is 4 books, 1994–1999.

“A. A. Attanasio's Arthor tetralogy retells the Arthurian legend against a post-Roman Britain torn between warring Celts, Saxons, and supernatural forces, continuing the cosmic fantasy world he began in The Dragon and the Unicorn.”
from the catalogue description

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Five Children Universe
His Dark Materials
Sparhawk
Mabinogi
Alderley
Fionavar Universe
The Dragon and the George

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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SparhawkUniverse

universe6 books1989

Fantasy and epic fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Sir Sparhawk is not a young man, and he has little patience for the pageantry his order pretends to.”
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MabinogiSeries

seriesEvangeline Walton4 books1936

Mythic fantasy and fantasy, about gods.

“Walton's reinterpretation began in 1936 with what became Prince of Annwn, decades before the rest of the cycle followed; all four were eventually gathered together as one series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Prince of Annwn →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Set in contemporary.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Portal fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

The Dragon and the GeorgeSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson10 books1957

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.

“George the Dragon-Slayer', and in part a reference to the latter.”
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Start with The Dragon and the George →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Arthor?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Arthor on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Arthor?: The Dragon and the Unicorn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Arthor.
How big is Arthor?: Arthor is 4 books, 1994–1999.

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