Series

Books like Mythology: 9 series to read next

Mythology is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mythology is 4 books, 1990–2001.

Five Children Universe
American Gods
Upside-Down Magic
Young Wizards
Keeper Chronicles (Tanya Huff)
Book of the Art
The Forever King
Chrestomanci
Magic Shop

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“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 →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in our world and contemporary.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Upside-Down MagicSeries

seriesEmily Jenkins, Lauren Myracle & Sarah Mlynowski8 books2015

Cozy fantasy, about friendship and coming of age.

“Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School s Upside-Down Magic class.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Upside-Down Magic →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

Keeper Chronicles (Tanya Huff)Series

seriesTanya Huff5 books1998

Urban fantasy.

Start with Summon the Keeper →

Book of the ArtSeries

seriesClive Barker3 books1989

Dark fantasy and horror, dark and eerie in tone.

“The Art was meant to be a trilogy about a hidden order guarding the boundary between our world and Quiddity, a dream-sea shared by all sleeping minds, but Clive Barker only completed two of its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Great and Secret Show →

The Forever KingSeries

seriesMolly Cochran & Warren Murphy3 books1992

About chosen one.

“The Forever King, by Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy, reimagines the Arthurian legend with a contemporary setting, bringing King Arthur's story back into the present day.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Forever King →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe and british isles.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Charmed Life →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

About coming of age.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

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 Mythology?: Five Children Universe — the closest match to Mythology on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mythology?: Mythology 101. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mythology.
How big is Mythology?: Mythology is 4 books, 1990–2001.

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