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Books like Heretical Fishing: 9 series to read next

Heretical Fishing is fantasy, set in secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Heretical Fishing is 6 books, 2023–2026.

“Discovering forbidden fishing techniques and petting every cute animal?”
from the catalogue description

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Discworld
Myth Adventures
Legends & Lattes
Narnia
Tolkien's legendarium
Tomes & Tea
Assistant to the Villain
Gentleman Bastard Sequence
Dragon Slayers' Academy

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Fantasy, funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Humor.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Another Fine Myth →

Legends & LattesSeries

seriesTravis Baldree9 books2022

Fantasy and cozy fantasy, lighthearted and relaxing in tone, about found family and friendship, set in secondary world.

“Travis Baldree's cozy fantasy series follows Viv, a battle-worn orc mercenary who trades her sword for an apron to open the first coffeehouse in the city of Thune, winning over skeptical customers and a rival guild alike.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Legends & Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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

Reading order →

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

Reading order →

Tomes & TeaSeries

seriesRebecca Thorne4 books2023

About dragons.

“Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes.”
from the catalogue description of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Start with Can't Spell Treason Without Tea →

Assistant to the VillainSeries

seriesHannah Nicole Maehrer4 books2023

About enemies to lovers.

“ASSISTANT WANTED: Notorious, high-ranking villain seeks loyal, levelheaded assistant for unspecified office duties, supporting staff for random mayhem and terror, and other Dark Things In General.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Assistant to the Villain →

Gentleman Bastard SequenceSeries

seriesScott Lynch7 books2006

About con artists and heist, set in big city.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora →

Dragon Slayers' AcademySeries

seriesKate McMullan20 books1997

About dragons and magic schools.

Start with The New Kid at School →

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 Heretical Fishing?: Discworld — the closest match to Heretical Fishing on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Heretical Fishing?: Heretical Fishing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Heretical Fishing.
How big is Heretical Fishing?: Heretical Fishing is 6 books, 2023–2026.

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