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Books like Rhiyana: 9 series to read next

Rhiyana is historical fantasy and fantasy, set in medieval. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rhiyana is 6 books, 1985–1992.

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Legends of the Wolves
Children of the Light Isles
Sevenwaters
Deryni
Richard Coeur de Lion
Shards of Empire
Margaret of Ashbury
Bridei Chronicles
His Dark Materials

Legends of the WolvesSeries

seriesAlice Borchardt3 books1998

About werewolves and shapeshifters.

Start with The Silver Wolf →

Children of the Light IslesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier2 books2002

Historical fantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, about coming of age and identity, set in medieval.

Start with Wolfskin →

SevenwatersSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier7 books1999

Set in british isles.

Start with Daughter of the Forest →

DeryniUniverse

universe44 books1970

Set in secondary world.

“In the kingdom of Gwynedd, power is at once a sacrament and a heresy.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Richard Coeur de LionSeries

seriesJudith Tarr3 books2001

Historical fantasy, about war, set in medieval and europe.

“At the coronation of the new king of England, two crowns are offered to Richard the Lionheart: the mortal and the magical.”
from the catalogue description of Pride of Kings

Start with Pride of Kings →

Shards of EmpireSeries

seriesSusan Shwartz2 books1996

Historical fantasy, tense in tone, about faith and religion and political intrigue, set in medieval and europe.

“In the tenth century, the center of the world is not Rome, but Byzantium.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shards of Empire →

Margaret of AshburySeries

seriesJudith Merkle Riley3 books1989

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and europe.

“In 1355, Margaret of Ashbury hears a mysterious voice advising her to do something unusual and possibly heretical; write a book about her life.”
from the catalogue description of A Vision of Light

Start with A Vision of Light →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Set in british isles.

“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 →

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

Reading order →

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 Rhiyana?: Legends of the Wolves — the closest match to Rhiyana on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Rhiyana?: Rhiyana is 6 books, 1985–1992.

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