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Books like Something Red: 9 series to read next

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

Something Red is 4 books, 2010–2017.

“Molly, her powerful and enigmatic lover Jack, her fey granddaughter Nemain, and the young apprentice Hob soon find that something terrible prowls the woods through which they must make their way.”
from the catalogue description

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The Oversight Trilogy
The Warlord Chronicles
Down the Long Wind
Bridei Chronicles
Twilight of the Celts
Rowan Hood
Stephen King multiverse
The Stress of Her Regard Universe
The Troy Game

The Oversight TrilogySeries

seriesCharlie Fletcher3 books2014

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.

Start with The Oversight →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Historical fiction.

“The books were originally published between 1995 and 1997 by Penguin and Michael Joseph in the United Kingdom and by St. Martin's Press in the United States.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Winter King →

Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

About quests.

“Kingdom of Summer and In Winter's Shadow carry the story through the reign's high point and into the betrayals that end it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hawk of May →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and 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 →

Twilight of the CeltsSeries

seriesM. K. Hume3 books2014

Historical fantasy, dark in tone, about war, set in medieval and british isles.

“Living in the shadow of King Artor, neither man can escape the his legacy ...”
from the catalogue description of The Last Dragon

Start with The Last Dragon →

Rowan HoodSeries

seriesNancy Springer5 books2001

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in medieval and british isles.

Start with Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1989

About vampires, set in 19th century.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stress of Her Regard →

The Troy GameSeries

seriesSara Douglass4 books2002

About reincarnation.

“The entire series is set in London and focuses on the characters trying to complete the Troy Game, a kind of spell cast in the first book to protect the city.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Hades' Daughter →

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 Something Red?: The Oversight Trilogy — the closest match to Something Red on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Something Red?: Something Red. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Something Red.
How big is Something Red?: Something Red is 4 books, 2010–2017.
Is Something Red finished?: Yes — 4 books, 2010–2017.

Books like Something Red: 9 series to read next

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