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Books like Praetor War: 9 series to read next

Praetor War is historical fantasy and fantasy, about magical artifacts, set in ancient world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Praetor War is 3 books, 2015–2017.

“Nic, a slave in the mines of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cave filled with Julius Caesar's treasures.”
from the catalogue description of Mark of the Thief

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Gods and Warriors
The Apothecary
Alfred Kropp
Waterfire Saga
The Tapestry
His Dark Materials
The Books of Beginning

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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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Gods and WarriorsSeries

seriesMichelle Paver5 books2012

Adventure, adventurous and tense in tone, about quests, set in ancient world and mediterranean.

Start with Gods and Warriors →

The ApothecarySeries

seriesMaile Meloy3 books2011

About friendship, set in mid 20th century.

“Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows—a fascinating boy who’s not afraid to stand up to authority, and dreams of becoming a spy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Apothecary →

Alfred KroppSeries

seriesRick Yancey3 books2005

Set in contemporary.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

Waterfire SagaSeries

seriesJennifer Donnelly4 books2014

Set in underwater.

“Serafina, daughter of Isabella, Queen of Miromara, has been raised with the expectation - and burden - that she will someday become ruler of the oldest civilization of the merfolk.”
from the catalogue description of Deep Blue

Start with Deep Blue →

The TapestrySeries

seriesHenry H. Neff4 books2007

About magic schools and demons.

“Max finds a letter in his coat pocket afterwards that leads him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where other gifted students like him go.”
from the catalogue description of The Hound of Rowan

Start with The Hound of Rowan →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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The Books of BeginningSeries

seriesJohn Stephens3 books2011

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

“John Stephens' The Emerald Atlas opens The Books of Beginning trilogy with three orphaned siblings, Kate, Michael and Emma, who discover a magical book that lets them move through time after arriving at a strange new home.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Emerald Atlas →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Praetor War?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Praetor War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Praetor War?: Mark of the Thief. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Praetor War.
How big is Praetor War?: Praetor War is 3 books, 2015–2017.

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