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Books like Mangus and Fabrizio: 9 series to read next

Mangus and Fabrizio is historical fantasy, set in renaissance and early modern. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mangus and Fabrizio is 3 books, 1999–2022.

“Mangus the Magician must free a princess from a terrifying ghost.”
from the catalogue description of Midnight Magic

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Age of Unreason
Heirs of Alexandria
Maestro Nostradamus
Lord Darcy
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
The Last Binding
The Dresden Files
D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
Spiritwalker

Age of UnreasonSeries

seriesGreg Keyes4 books1998

Alternate history.

“As English armies push nearer to Paris, Louis calls for a new weapon - a mysterious device known only as Newton's Cannon.”
from the catalogue description of Newton's Cannon
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Start with Newton's Cannon →

Heirs of AlexandriaSeries

seriesDave Freer, Eric Flint & Mercedes Lackey7 books2002

Alternate history, about witches, set in mediterranean.

“The books combine elements from the styles of all three authors, such as Lackey's approach to tolerance and magic and Flint's sense of history alteration.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Shadow of the Lion →

Maestro NostradamusSeries

seriesDave Duncan3 books2007

Historical mystery.

Start with The Alchemist's Apprentice →

Lord DarcySeries

seriesRandall Garrett & Michael Kurland15 books1964

Historical fantasy and mystery & detective, about murder investigation and wizards.

“Lord Darcy centers on Randall Garrett's investigator of the same name, a detective working an alternate history where functional magic stands in for our world's technology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Case of Identity →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Set in british isles and age of sail & 18th century.

“Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”
from the catalogue description of Outlander
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Start with Outlander →

The Last BindingSeries

seriesFreya Marske3 books2021

Set in british isles and 19th century.

“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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)Series

seriesNicole Galland & Neal Stephenson2 books2017

Science fiction and time travel, set in our world.

“The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer.”
from the catalogue description of The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O.

Start with The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O. →

SpiritwalkerSeries

seriesKate Elliott14 books2010

Set in alternate earth and 19th century.

“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 →

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 Mangus and Fabrizio?: Age of Unreason — the closest match to Mangus and Fabrizio on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mangus and Fabrizio?: Midnight Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mangus and Fabrizio.
How big is Mangus and Fabrizio?: Mangus and Fabrizio is 3 books, 1999–2022.

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