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Books like Elemental Masters: 9 series to read next

Elemental Masters is historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century and europe. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Elemental Masters is 59 books, 1995–2025.

“Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales in various historical settings, with mages who each command one of the four elements — fire, water, earth, or air.”
from the catalogue description

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Temeraire
The Raven King
The Alvin Maker Saga
The Last Binding
All Souls
The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson / Kat, Incorrigible
The Anubis Gates
Spiritwalker
Kate and Cecelia Universe

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Alternate history, about dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

Historical fantasy, about fae, set in 19th century and british isles.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

The Alvin Maker SagaSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card15 books1986

Alternate history.

“In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”
from the catalogue description of Seventh Son
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Start with Seventh Son →

The Last BindingSeries

seriesFreya Marske3 books2021

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century and british isles.

“The first book in the Last Binding trilogy, A MARVELLOUS LIGHT is a queer historical fantasy set in an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts and conspiracies.”
from the catalogue description of A Marvellous Light

Start with A Marvellous Light →

All SoulsSeries

seriesDeborah Harkness5 books2011

About vampires.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson / Kat, IncorrigibleSeries

seriesStephanie Burgis4 books2010

Historical fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and british isles.

“Kat Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite her Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them.”
from the catalogue description of A Most Improper Magick

Start with A Most Improper Magick →

The Anubis GatesSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1983

Time travel.

“The plot concerns an English professor who participates in a time travel experiment and ends up trapped in the 19th century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Anubis Gates →

SpiritwalkerSeries

seriesKate Elliott14 books2010

Set in alternate earth.

“Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker trilogy — Cold Magic, Cold Fire, Cold Steel — is an epic fantasy following two cousins navigating a world of dragons and cold magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Cold Magic →

Kate and Cecelia UniverseSeries

seriesCaroline Stevermer & Patricia C. Wrede4 books1988

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century.

“Ten-year-old Frederick, who is surreptitiously watched over by a household elf, is plucked from a London orphanage to be a servant to a wealthy wizard, and eventually his uncanny abilities lead him to become the wizard's apprentice.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Below Stairs

Start with Magic Below Stairs →

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 Elemental Masters?: Temeraire — the closest match to Elemental Masters on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elemental Masters?: The Fire Rose. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elemental Masters.
How big is Elemental Masters?: Elemental Masters is 59 books, 1995–2025.

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