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Books like Rusalka (original version): 9 series to read next

Rusalka (original version) is fantasy and historical fantasy, about wizards, set in eastern europe, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rusalka (original version) is 3 books, 1989–1991.

“The Russian Stories, also known as the Russian Series, the Russian Trilogy and the Rusalka Trilogy, are a series of fantasy novels by science fiction and fantasy author C. J. Cherryh.”
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Winternight
Rusalka
Earthsea
Mythago Wood
Anya
Bod Owens
Young Wizards
Prospero and Roger Bacon
Alderley

WinternightSeries

seriesKatherine Arden3 books2017

About faith and religion and witches.

“At the beginning, the story takes place in a medieval Russian village.”
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Start with The Bear and the Nightingale →

RusalkaSeries

seriesC. J. Cherryh & Jane S. Fancher6 books1989

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, set in eastern europe.

“C. J. Cherryh's Rusalka opens a trilogy set in medieval forests near the Dnieper, drawing on Slavic folklore about the rusalka, a drowned girl transformed into a water spirit.”
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
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Mythago WoodSeries

seriesRobert Holdstock7 books1984

Set in contemporary and british isles.

“The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras.”
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Start with Mythago Wood →

AnyaSeries

seriesSofiya Pasternack2 books2019

Adventurous in tone, about dragons and friendship.

“In the mostly Christian 10th-century village, Anya's family stands out: Her father's father remains pagan, while her mother's people are refugee Khazars and Mountain Jews.”
from the catalogue description of Anya and the Dragon

Start with Anya and the Dragon →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
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Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

Adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
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Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

Prospero and Roger BaconSeries

seriesJohn Bellairs2 books1969

About quests, set in secondary world.

“The Face in the Frost, John Bellairs's only adult fantasy novel, follows two aging wizards, Prospero and Roger Bacon, as they track down a rising magical evil that has started to unravel the world around them.”
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Start with The Face in the Frost →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

About quests, set in contemporary and british isles.

“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 →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Rusalka (original version)?: Winternight — the closest match to Rusalka (original version) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Rusalka (original version)?: Rusalka. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Rusalka (original version).
How big is Rusalka (original version)?: Rusalka (original version) is 3 books, 1989–1991.

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