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Books like The Alvin Maker Saga: 9 series to read next

The Alvin Maker Saga is historical fantasy and alternate history, about coming of age, set in 19th century and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Alvin Maker Saga is 15 books, 1986–2026.

“In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”
from the catalogue description of Seventh Son
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Narnia
Green Town
Temeraire
Frontier Magic
Earthsea
Henry Sturges
His Dark Materials
Gold Seer Trilogy
Mairelon

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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Green TownSeries

seriesRay Bradbury31 books1946

Literary & general, set in small town and mid 20th century.

“Written more than four decades apart, the two novels share Bradbury's recurring setting and nostalgic, myth-making tone rather than a single continuous plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with End of Summer →

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

About dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

Frontier MagicSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede3 books2009

Set in alternate earth.

“Undeterred, her family moves to the frontier, where her father will be a professor of magic at a school perilously close to the magical divide that separates settlers from the beasts of the wild.”
from the catalogue description of Thirteenth Child

Start with Thirteenth Child →

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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Henry SturgesSeries

seriesSeth Grahame-Smith2 books2010

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires.

Start with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter →

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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Gold Seer TrilogySeries

seriesRae Carson3 books2015

Start with Walk on Earth a Stranger →

MairelonSeries

seriesPatricia C. Wrede2 books1991

Lighthearted in tone, set in british isles and big city.

“Kim doesn't hesitate when a stranger offers her a small fortune to break into the travelling magician's wagon in search of a silver bowl.”
from the catalogue description of Mairelon the Magician

Start with Mairelon the Magician →

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 The Alvin Maker Saga?: Narnia — the closest match to The Alvin Maker Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Alvin Maker Saga?: Seventh Son. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Alvin Maker Saga.
How big is The Alvin Maker Saga?: The Alvin Maker Saga is 15 books, 1986–2026.

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