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Books like Down the Long Wind: 9 series to read next

Down the Long Wind is fantasy and historical fantasy, about quests, set in british isles and medieval. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Down the Long Wind is 3 books, 1980–1982.

“Kingdom of Summer and In Winter's Shadow carry the story through the reign's high point and into the betrayals that end it.”
from the catalogue description

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Alderley
The Warlord Chronicles
Bridei Chronicles
Five Children Universe
Margaret of Ashbury
Sevenwaters
Children of the Light Isles
Twilight of the Celts
Narnia

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 →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Historical fiction, about war.

“The books were originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom and by St. Martin's Press in the United States.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Winter King →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and british isles.

“The tasks that he sets Bridei appear to have one goal-to make him a vessel for some distant purpose.”
from the catalogue description of The Dark Mirror

Start with The Dark Mirror →

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 →

Margaret of AshburySeries

seriesJudith Merkle Riley3 books1989

Set in europe.

“In 1355, Margaret of Ashbury hears a mysterious voice advising her to do something unusual and possibly heretical; write a book about her life.”
from the catalogue description of A Vision of Light

Start with A Vision of Light →

SevenwatersSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier7 books1999

Emotional in tone.

Start with Daughter of the Forest →

Children of the Light IslesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier2 books2002

Emotional in tone, about identity.

Start with Wolfskin →

Twilight of the CeltsSeries

seriesM. K. Hume3 books2014

About war.

“Living in the shadow of King Artor, neither man can escape the his legacy ...”
from the catalogue description of The Last Dragon

Start with The Last Dragon →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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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 Down the Long Wind?: Alderley — the closest match to Down the Long Wind on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Down the Long Wind?: Hawk of May. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Down the Long Wind.
How big is Down the Long Wind?: Down the Long Wind is 3 books, 1980–1982.

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