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Books like Ruritania: 9 series to read next

Ruritania is adventure, about political intrigue, set in 19th century and europe, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ruritania is 4 books, 1894–1898.

“Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy ...”
from the catalogue description of The Prisoner of Zenda

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Felix
Allan Quatermain
Wolves Chronicles
Barney Custer
The Grail Quest (Bernard Cornwell)
Jack Christie Adventures
The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club
Diamond Thief
Montague Siblings

FelixSeries

seriesJoan Aiken3 books1977

About coming of age.

“In 1821, an orphaned twelve-year-old boy runs away from his unhappy home in Spain to England where he tries to find his father's family.”
from the catalogue description of Go Saddle the Sea

Start with Go Saddle the Sea →

Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

About expeditions, set in africa.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Marie →

Wolves ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoan Aiken12 books1962

Set in british isles.

“The Wolves Chronicles is Joan Aiken's long-running alternate-history series for young readers, set in a nineteenth-century England ruled by the Stuart dynasty and beset by wolves that have migrated across a Channel land-bridge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase →

Barney CusterSeries

seriesEdgar Rice Burroughs3 books1914

Thriller & suspense, set in early 20th century.

“Barney Custer is an American farmer from Nebraska who travels to the small European kingdom of Lutha only to discover he's the spitting image of its unstable ruler, King Leopold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mad King →

The Grail Quest (Bernard Cornwell)Series

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books2000

About quests and war, set in medieval.

“Young Thomas of Hookton, the only survivor of a brutal pillaging of his village in 1343, joins the army of King Edward III as they're about to embark on an invasion into France - the beginning of the great Hundred Years War.”
from the catalogue description of Harlequin
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Harlequin →

Jack Christie AdventuresSeries

seriesJohnny O'Brien3 books2009

Time travel and science fiction, set in our world.

Start with Day of the Assassins →

The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena ClubSeries

seriesTheodora Goss3 books2017

Historical fantasy, about found family, set in british isles.

Start with The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter →

Diamond ThiefSeries

seriesSharon Gosling3 books2014

Set in british isles.

“No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Rémy Brunel.”
from the catalogue description of The Diamond Thief

Start with The Diamond Thief →

Montague SiblingsSeries

seriesMackenzi Lee4 books2017

“Even with his younger sister, Felicity, in tow, he vows to make this yearlong escapade one last hedonistic hurrah and flirt with Percy from Paris to Rome.”
from the catalogue description of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

Start with The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue →

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 Ruritania?: Felix — the closest match to Ruritania on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ruritania?: The Prisoner of Zenda. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ruritania.
How big is Ruritania?: Ruritania is 4 books, 1894–1898.
Is Ruritania finished?: Yes — 4 books, 1894–1898.

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