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Books like Photinus: 9 series to read next

Photinus is set in ancient world and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Photinus is 3 books, 1966–1969.

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Master Li
Golden Apple Trilogy
Gilgamesh
Theseus
American Gods
Beloved of the Gods
The Iliad and The Odyssey universe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Fire Thief

Master LiSeries

seriesBarry Hughart3 books1984

Fantasy, about murder investigation, set in east asia.

“Number Ten Ox is a strong and eager, but rather naive, young peasant; Li Kao is a wily old sage with a slight flaw in his character and weakness for rice wine.”
from the catalogue description of Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was

Start with Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was →

Golden Apple TrilogySeries

seriesEmily Hauser3 books2016

Set in mediterranean and our world.

Start with For the Most Beautiful →

GilgameshSeries

seriesRobert Silverberg, Geoff Ryman, Dyrk Ashton, Matthew Baugh, Sophus Helle, Stephan Grundy & uncredited12 books1984

Set in middle east.

Start with Gilgamesh the King →

TheseusSeries

seriesMary Renault2 books1958

About quests and coming of age, set in mediterranean.

“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 →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

Beloved of the GodsSeries

seriesMichael Scott & Morgan Llywelyn1 book2000

About demons, set in mediterranean.

“Into this era of flux and change strides a young figure destined to become one of the classical world's greatest mythic heroes.”
from the catalogue description of Etruscans

Start with Etruscans →

The Iliad and The Odyssey universeSeries

seriesHomer, Mary Pope Osborne, Jules Lemaître, Alice Low, Margaret Atwood, Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Lamb, Geraldine McCaughrean, Michael Gibson, Michell Gall & Tania Zamorsky36 books1840

Mythic fantasy, set in ancient world.

Start with The Confession of Eumæus →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction and humor, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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Fire ThiefSeries

seriesTerry Deary3 books2005

Fantasy.

Start with The Fire Thief →

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 Photinus?: Master Li — the closest match to Photinus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Photinus?: Votan. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Photinus.
How big is Photinus?: Photinus is 3 books, 1966–1969.
Is Photinus finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1966–1969.

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