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Books like Minoan Wings: 9 series to read next

Minoan Wings is historical fiction, about survival and coming of age, set in ancient world and mediterranean. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Minoan Wings is 3 books, 2016–2021.

“After being abandoned by her birth mother, orphaned by her adopted family, and cast out by others, Aissa decides her only escape is to dance for the Bull King.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonfly Song

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Earth's Children
Theseus
Christ the Lord
Empire of the Sun
Ibandi
Marcus
The Dalriada Trilogy
The Women of Troy
Adventures of Odysseus

Earth's ChildrenSeries

seriesJean M. Auel6 books1980

Set in prehistoric and europe.

“Although Auel had previously mentioned in interviews that there would be a seventh novel, publicity announcements for the sixth confirmed that it would be the final book in the sequence.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Clan of the Cave Bear →

TheseusSeries

seriesMary Renault2 books1958

Mythic fantasy, about quests.

“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
from the catalogue description of The King Must Die

Start with The King Must Die →

Christ the LordSeries

seriesAnne Rice2 books2005

Reflective in tone, set in middle east.

“Rice wrote the novel after returning to the Catholic Church in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt

Start with Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt →

Empire of the SunSeries

seriesJ. G. Ballard2 books1984

Reflective in tone, set in east asia.

“J. G. Ballard's Empire of the Sun draws on his own childhood to follow Jim, a British boy separated from his parents in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II and interned in a civilian camp for the rest of the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Empire of the Sun →

IbandiSeries

seriesSteven Barnes2 books2006

Set in africa and prehistoric.

“Thirty thousand years ago, in the heart of the African continent and in the shadow of the largest freestanding mountain in the world, lived the Ibandi.”
from the catalogue description of Great Sky Woman

Start with Great Sky Woman →

MarcusSeries

seriesRosemary Sutcliff4 books1954

Set in british isles.

“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

Start with The Eagle of the Ninth →

The Dalriada TrilogySeries

seriesJules Watson3 books2004

About war, set in british isles and our world.

“Agricola, the ruthless governor of Roman Britain, has just subdued the Welsh.”
from the catalogue description of The White Mare

Start with The White Mare →

The Women of TroySeries

seriesPat Barker3 books2018

Set in our world.

“The Voyage Home closes out the trilogy, following Cassandra's fate as Agamemnon's captive in the aftermath of Troy's fall.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Silence of the Girls →

Adventures of OdysseusSeries

seriesGlyn Iliffe6 books2008

Historical fiction, set in ancient world and mediterranean.

“Greece is a country in turmoil, divided by feuding kingdoms desiring wealth, power and revenge.”
from the catalogue description of King of Ithaca

Start with King of Ithaca →

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 Minoan Wings?: Earth's Children — the closest match to Minoan Wings on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Minoan Wings?: Dragonfly Song. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Minoan Wings.
How big is Minoan Wings?: Minoan Wings is 3 books, 2016–2021.

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