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Books like Pendragon Cycle: 9 series to read next

Pendragon Cycle is historical fantasy and mythic fantasy, set in british isles and medieval, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Pendragon Cycle is 6 books, 1987–2025.

“Planning to expand the trilogy, Lawhead later moved to a new publisher.”
from the catalogue description
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Down the Long Wind
The Dark Is Rising
King Raven
The Warlord Chronicles
Narnia
Alderley
Firelord
Twilight of the Celts
Bridei Chronicles

Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

“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 →

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 →

King RavenSeries

seriesStephen R. Lawhead3 books2006

About rebellion and revolution.

“The King Raven series continued his themes of reimagining popular mythology into more authentic and gritty settings, which began with his Pendragon Cycle.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Hood →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

“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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

FirelordSeries

seriesParke Godwin3 books1980

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and british isles.

“Amazon: Artorious Pendragon, a young warrior-king destined to unite the shattered land of Britain, reaches unattainable heights, only to lose his heart and his kingdom to the greatest betrayal of all.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Firelord →

Twilight of the CeltsSeries

seriesM. K. Hume3 books2014

Historical fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in british isles and medieval.

“Living in the shadow of King Artor, neither man can escape the his legacy ...”
from the catalogue description of The Last Dragon

Start with The Last Dragon →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Historical fantasy, set in british isles and medieval.

“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 →

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 Pendragon Cycle?: Down the Long Wind — the closest match to Pendragon Cycle on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pendragon Cycle?: Aurelia. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pendragon Cycle.
How big is Pendragon Cycle?: Pendragon Cycle is 6 books, 1987–2025.

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