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Books like Marcus: 9 series to read next

Marcus is historical fiction, set in british isles and ancient world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Marcus is 4 books, 1954–1963.

“Later books, including The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, follow his descendants through Britain's slow slide out of the Empire.”
from the catalogue description

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Boudica
The Camulod Chronicles
The Warlord Chronicles
Lion of Ireland
The Druids of Hibernia
King Raven
Ancient Egyptian
Wolves Chronicles
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)

BoudicaSeries

seriesManda Scott4 books2003

Historical fiction, about war, set in british isles and ancient world.

Start with Dreaming the Eagle →

The Camulod ChroniclesSeries

seriesJack Whyte9 books1992

Historical fiction, about war, set in british isles and ancient world.

“Uther, the volume tracked here, centers on Uther Pendragon himself, one of the saga's recurring figures on the road to Arthur's own generation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Uther →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Dark in tone, set in medieval.

“The books were originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom and by St. Martin's Press in the United States.”
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Start with The Winter King →

Lion of IrelandSeries

seriesMorgan Llywelyn2 books1980

Emotional in tone, set in medieval.

“Pride of Lions continues into the generation after Brian's death, following the fractured politics and succession struggles his heirs faced.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lion of Ireland →

The Druids of HiberniaSeries

seriesMorgan Llywelyn2 books1991

Set in europe.

Start with Druids →

King RavenSeries

seriesStephen R. Lawhead3 books2006

About rebellion and revolution, set in medieval.

“The King Raven series continued his themes of reimagining popular mythology into more authentic and gritty settings, which began with his Pendragon Cycle.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Hood →

Ancient EgyptianSeries

seriesWilbur Smith & Mark Chadbourn9 books1993

Set in middle east.

Start with River God →

Wolves ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoan Aiken12 books1962

Set in 19th century.

“The Wolves Chronicles is Joan Aiken's long-running alternate-history series for young readers, set in a nineteenth-century England ruled by the Stuart dynasty and beset by wolves that have migrated across a Channel land-bridge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Set in 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 →

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 Marcus?: Boudica — the closest match to Marcus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Marcus?: The Eagle of the Ninth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Marcus.
How big is Marcus?: Marcus is 4 books, 1954–1963.
Is Marcus finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1954–1963.

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