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Books like Merlin: 9 series to read next

Merlin is historical fantasy and fantasy, about wizards, set in medieval and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Merlin is 7 books, 1970–2012.

“In 1983, Stewart published a fourth instalment in the series: The Wicked Day.”
from the catalogue description
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Down the Long Wind
Bridei Chronicles
Sevenwaters
The Enchanter General
The Dark Is Rising
The Warlord Chronicles
Children of the Light Isles
Margaret of Ashbury
Alderley

Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

Historical fantasy and fantasy, about quests, set in medieval and british isles.

“Kingdom of Summer and In Winter's Shadow carry the story through the reign's high point and into the betrayals that end it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hawk of May →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and british isles.

“The tasks that he sets Bridei appear to have one goal-to make him a vessel for some distant purpose.”
from the catalogue description of The Dark Mirror

Start with The Dark Mirror →

SevenwatersSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier7 books1999

Emotional in tone.

Start with Daughter of the Forest →

The Enchanter GeneralSeries

seriesDave Duncan3 books2017

Historical fantasy, set in british isles and medieval.

“A young Saxon boy named Durwin, crippled by a childhood accident, had caught the eye of a Norman sage teaching at a rural school of magic.”
from the catalogue description of Ironfoot

Start with Ironfoot →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Set in contemporary.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Dark in tone, about war.

“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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Winter King →

Children of the Light IslesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier2 books2002

Emotional in tone, about identity.

Start with Wolfskin →

Margaret of AshburySeries

seriesJudith Merkle Riley3 books1989

Set in europe.

“In 1355, Margaret of Ashbury hears a mysterious voice advising her to do something unusual and possibly heretical; write a book about her life.”
from the catalogue description of A Vision of Light

Start with A Vision of Light →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Set in contemporary.

“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

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 Merlin?: Down the Long Wind — the closest match to Merlin on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Merlin?: The Crystal Cave. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Merlin.
How big is Merlin?: Merlin is 7 books, 1970–2012.
Is Merlin finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1970–2012.

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