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Books like Hercules (Betancourt): 9 series to read next

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

Hercules (Betancourt) is 3 books, 1997–2001.

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The Iliad and The Odyssey universe
Tolkien's legendarium
Ayesha
Pandora (Carolyn Hennesy)
Gilgamesh
Beasts of Olympus
Book of the Gods
Legends (Anthony Horowitz)
Alderley

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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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

Reading order →

AyeshaSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Don Ward & Peter Tremayne8 books1886

About immortality, set in 19th century.

“The Ayesha books follow H. Rider Haggard's immortal sorceress-queen Ayesha, introduced in his 1887 novel She as the ruler of a hidden civilization who has waited millennia for her lost love to be reborn.”
from the catalogue description

Start with She →

Pandora (Carolyn Hennesy)Series

seriesCarolyn Hennesy7 books2007

“Thirteen-year-old Pandy is hauled before Zeus and given six months to gather all of the evils that were released when the box she brought to school as her annual project was accidentally opened.”
from the catalogue description of Pandora Gets Jealous

Start with Pandora Gets Jealous →

GilgameshSeries

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

Set in middle east.

Start with Gilgamesh the King →

Beasts of OlympusSeries

seriesLucy Coats8 books2015

Start with Beast Keeper →

Book of the GodsSeries

seriesFred Saberhagen5 books1998

Mythic fantasy and fantasy, about gods, set in ancient world and mythological world.

Start with The Face of Apollo →

Legends (Anthony Horowitz)Series

seriesAnthony Horowitz42 books1985

Start with Catching the Sun →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Set in contemporary and british isles.

“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 →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Hercules (Betancourt)?: The Iliad and The Odyssey universe — the closest match to Hercules (Betancourt) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hercules (Betancourt)?: The Wrath of Poseidon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hercules (Betancourt).
How big is Hercules (Betancourt)?: Hercules (Betancourt) is 3 books, 1997–2001.

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