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Books like Mythic Fiction: 9 series to read next

Mythic Fiction is fantasy and mythic fantasy, about fae, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mythic Fiction is 4 books, 2002–2010.

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Alderley
Mythago Wood
Untold Legends
Earthsea
Coloured Fairy Books
The Sea of Trolls
Tolkien's legendarium
Santa Claus
Discworld

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

About quests, set in contemporary and british isles.

“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 →

Mythago WoodSeries

seriesRobert Holdstock7 books1984

Set in contemporary and british isles.

“The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mythago Wood →

Untold LegendsSeries

seriesNatalie C. Parker & Zoraida Córdova3 books2020

Set in contemporary.

Start with Vampires Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Coloured Fairy BooksSeries

seriesAndrew Lang & Anatole France13 books1883

Fairy tale retelling.

“Compiled with his wife Leonora Blanche Lang, the series collects nearly 800 stories in all and did much to establish fairy tales as a respected part of children's literature, inspiring many later imitators.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blue Fairy Book →

The Sea of TrollsSeries

seriesNancy Farmer3 books2004

Adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“Nancy Farmer's trilogy, continuing through The Land of the Silver Apples and The Islands of the Blessed, sends Jack further into Norse myth, eventually as far as the realm of the giants, Jötunheimr.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sea of Trolls →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Santa ClausSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum3 books1902

Fantasy.

Start with The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone, set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

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 Mythic Fiction?: Alderley — the closest match to Mythic Fiction on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mythic Fiction?: The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mythic Fiction.
How big is Mythic Fiction?: Mythic Fiction is 4 books, 2002–2010.

Books like Mythic Fiction: 9 series to read next

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