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Books like Crimson Sails: 9 series to read next

Crimson Sails is fantasy, about pirates and vampires, set in at sea, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Crimson Sails is 3 books, 2023–2025.

“Evelyn is a witch with a perfect storm of impulses: terrible taste in bed partners, sticky fingers, and a lust for danger.”
from the catalogue description of Hunt on Dark Waters

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Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Daughter of the Pirate King
Vampirates
The Keys to the Kingdom
His Dark Materials
Celestial Kingdom
Sun Wolf and Starhawk
Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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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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Daughter of the Pirate KingSeries

seriesTricia Levenseller3 books2017

“More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate Riden.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Pirate King →

VampiratesSeries

seriesJustin Somper7 books2005

Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, about pirates and vampires, set in at sea.

“The term Vampirate refers to a vampire living on the pirate ship Nocturne, later changed to Nocturnal to differentiate themselves from rebellious and uncontrolled Vampirates.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Demons of the Ocean →

The Keys to the KingdomSeries

seriesGarth Nix7 books2003

About chosen one.

Start with Mister Monday →

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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Celestial KingdomSeries

seriesSue Lynn Tan4 books2022

Mythic fantasy, emotional in tone, about gods.

“Sue Lynn Tan's Celestial Kingdom duology reimagines the Chinese legend of the moon goddess Chang'e, following her daughter Xingyin as she seeks to free her mother from an enchantment binding her to the moon.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Daughter of the Moon Goddess →

Sun Wolf and StarhawkSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1984

Sword and sorcery, about wizards.

“Sun Wolf's partnership with his lieutenant Starhawk carries across The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar, and further volumes as both are drawn deeper into magic neither originally wanted.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Mandrigyn →

Terra Incognita (Kevin J. Anderson)Series

seriesKevin J. Anderson4 books2009

Epic fantasy, about expeditions and war.

“The Edge of the World opens the story, continuing through The Map of All Things and The Key to Creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Edge of the World →

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 Crimson Sails?: Narnia — the closest match to Crimson Sails on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crimson Sails?: Hunt on Dark Waters. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crimson Sails.
How big is Crimson Sails?: Crimson Sails is 3 books, 2023–2025.

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