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Books like Delphic Woman: 9 series to read next

Delphic Woman is historical fiction and mythic fantasy, set in mediterranean and ancient world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Delphic Woman is 3 books, 2013–2022.

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Theseus
Golden Apple Trilogy
Troy
Adventures of Odysseus
Beloved of the Gods
Boudica
Gilgamesh
Belladonna
The Iliad and The Odyssey universe

TheseusSeries

seriesMary Renault2 books1958

Adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age.

“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
from the catalogue description of The King Must Die

Start with The King Must Die →

Golden Apple TrilogySeries

seriesEmily Hauser3 books2016

Set in our world.

Start with For the Most Beautiful →

TroySeries

seriesDavid Gemmell & Stella Gemmell3 books2005

Historical fantasy and epic fantasy, about war and redemption.

“Lord of the Silver Bow, Shield of Thunder, and Fall of Kings strip away Homer's gods in favor of a grounded, character-driven war story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lord of the Silver Bow →

Adventures of OdysseusSeries

seriesGlyn Iliffe6 books2008

Historical fiction, set in ancient world and mediterranean.

“Greece is a country in turmoil, divided by feuding kingdoms desiring wealth, power and revenge.”
from the catalogue description of King of Ithaca

Start with King of Ithaca →

Beloved of the GodsSeries

seriesMichael Scott & Morgan Llywelyn1 book2000

Historical fantasy, about demons, set in europe.

“Into this era of flux and change strides a young figure destined to become one of the classical world's greatest mythic heroes.”
from the catalogue description of Etruscans

Start with Etruscans →

BoudicaSeries

seriesManda Scott4 books2003

About war, set in british isles.

Start with Dreaming the Eagle →

GilgameshSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg, Geoff Ryman, Dyrk Ashton, Matthew Baugh, Sophus Helle, Stephan Grundy & uncredited12 books1984

Set in middle east.

Start with Gilgamesh the King →

BelladonnaSeries

seriesAdalyn Grace4 books2022

Set in secondary world.

“Set in a haunted, death-adjacent version of the era, it follows an orphaned heiress entangled with Death itself as she investigates the murders and mysteries surrounding her inherited estate.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Belladonna →

The Iliad and The Odyssey universeSeries

seriesHomer, Mary Pope Osborne, Jules Lemaître, Alice Low, Margaret Atwood, Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Lamb, Geraldine McCaughrean, Michael Gibson, Michell Gall & Tania Zamorsky36 books1840

Mythic fantasy, set in ancient world.

Start with The Confession of Eumæus →

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 Delphic Woman?: Theseus — the closest match to Delphic Woman on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Delphic Woman?: Medea. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Delphic Woman.
How big is Delphic Woman?: Delphic Woman is 3 books, 2013–2022.
Is Delphic Woman finished?: Yes — 3 books, 2013–2022.

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