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Books like The Arthurian Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Arthurian Trilogy is mythic fantasy and historical fiction, about quests, set in medieval and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Arthurian Trilogy is 5 books, 1979–2003.

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Down the Long Wind
Alderley
Tolkien's legendarium
The Dark Is Rising
Narnia
Five Children Universe
The Warlord Chronicles
King Raven
Marcus

Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

“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 →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Set in contemporary.

“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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Set in contemporary.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

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

Reading order →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“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
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Start with The Winter King →

King RavenSeries

seriesStephen R. Lawhead3 books2006

About rebellion and revolution.

“The King Raven series continued his themes of reimagining popular mythology into more authentic and gritty settings, which began with his Pendragon Cycle.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Hood →

MarcusSeries

seriesRosemary Sutcliff4 books1954

Set in ancient world.

“Later books, including The Silver Branch and The Lantern Bearers, follow his descendants through Britain's slow slide out of the Empire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Eagle of the Ninth →

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 The Arthurian Trilogy?: Down the Long Wind — the closest match to The Arthurian Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Arthurian Trilogy?: The Light Beyond the Forest. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Arthurian Trilogy.
How big is The Arthurian Trilogy?: The Arthurian Trilogy is 5 books, 1979–2003.
Is The Arthurian Trilogy finished?: Yes — 5 books, 1979–2003.

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