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Books like Merlin's Descendants: 9 series to read next

Merlin's Descendants is 7 books, 1998–2006.

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The Raven King
The Dark Is Rising
Elemental Masters
The Enchanter General
Rivers of London
Chrestomanci
Down the Long Wind
Five Children Universe
Something Red

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

About fae, set in 19th century.

“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 Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, 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 →

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

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 Enchanter GeneralSeries

seriesDave Duncan3 books2017

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and british isles.

“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 →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, set in contemporary and big city.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Whimsical in tone, set in contemporary and parallel universe.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
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Start with Charmed Life →

Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

About quests.

“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 →

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 →

Something RedSeries

seriesDouglas Nicholas4 books2010

Dark in tone.

“Molly, her powerful and enigmatic lover Jack, her fey granddaughter Nemain, and the young apprentice Hob soon find that something terrible prowls the woods through which they must make their way.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Something Red →

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What should I read after Merlin's Descendants?: The Raven King — the closest match to Merlin's Descendants on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Merlin's Descendants?: Guardian of the Balance. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Merlin's Descendants.
How big is Merlin's Descendants?: Merlin's Descendants is 7 books, 1998–2006.

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