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Books like Kate and Cecelia: 9 series to read next

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

Kate and Cecelia is 3 books, 1988–2006.

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Kate and Cecelia Universe
Five Children Universe
The Raven King
The Last Binding
Tolkien's legendarium
Temeraire
The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson / Kat, Incorrigible
Elemental Masters
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club

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 →

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 →

The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

About fae.

“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 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 →

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 →

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Alternate history, about dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

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 →

Elemental MastersSeries

seriesMercedes Lackey, Cedric Johnson, Dayle A. Dermatis, Diana L. Paxson, Elisabeth Waters, Elizabeth Vaughan, Fiona Patton, Gail Sanders, Jody Lynn Nye, Kristin Schwengel, Michael Z. Williamson, Michele Lang, Ron Collins, Rosemary Edghill, Samuel C. Conway, Tanya Huff, Ben Ohlander, Jennifer Brozek, Louisa Swann, Rebecca Fox & Stephanie Shaver59 books1995

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century and europe.

“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

Start with The Fire Rose →

The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena ClubSeries

seriesTheodora Goss3 books2017

About found family.

Start with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter →

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 Kate and Cecelia?: Kate and Cecelia Universe — the closest match to Kate and Cecelia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kate and Cecelia?: Sorcery and Cecelia: An Epistolary Fantasy. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kate and Cecelia.
How big is Kate and Cecelia?: Kate and Cecelia is 3 books, 1988–2006.

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