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Books like The Lady Janies: 9 series to read next

The Lady Janies is historical fantasy, set in british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Lady Janies is 6 books, 2016–2024.

“Jane, Edward's cousin, is far more interested in books than romance.”
from the catalogue description of My Lady Jane

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The Mortal Instruments
The Raven King
Kate and Cecelia Universe
The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson / Kat, Incorrigible
The Tudor Witch
Thursday Next
Bastable Children
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Onyx Court

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

About fae.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

Kate and Cecelia UniverseSeries

seriesCaroline Stevermer & Patricia C. Wrede4 books1988

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century.

“Ten-year-old Frederick, who is surreptitiously watched over by a household elf, is plucked from a London orphanage to be a servant to a wealthy wizard, and eventually his uncanny abilities lead him to become the wizard's apprentice.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Below Stairs

Start with Magic Below Stairs →

The Unladylike Adventures of Kat Stephenson / Kat, IncorrigibleSeries

seriesStephanie Burgis4 books2010

Historical fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in british isles and 19th century.

“Kat Stephenson has just discovered that she's inherited her mother's magical talents, and despite her Stepmama's stern objections, she's determined to learn how to use them.”
from the catalogue description of A Most Improper Magick

Start with A Most Improper Magick →

The Tudor WitchSeries

seriesVictoria Lamb3 books2012

Tense in tone, about witches.

Start with Witchstruck →

Thursday NextSeries

seriesJasper Fforde8 books2001

Science fiction, about books and reading, set in contemporary.

“Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next novels follow a literary detective in an alternate England who can jump physically into the world of books to solve crimes against literature itself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Eyre Affair →

Bastable ChildrenSeries

seriesE. Nesbit24 books1898

“E. Nesbit's Bastable novels follow their well-meaning, thoroughly unsuccessful schemes across three books published between 1899 and 1904, mixing believable sibling squabbles with the children's own overactive imaginations.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Story of the Treasure Seekers →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Set in age of sail & 18th century.

“Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”
from the catalogue description of Outlander
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Start with Outlander →

Onyx CourtSeries

seriesMarie Brennan7 books2008

Tense in tone, about fae.

“Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series is set in a faerie court hidden beneath London, ruled across the centuries by successive fae monarchs shadowing the human city above.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Midnight Never Come →

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.

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What should I read after The Lady Janies?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to The Lady Janies on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Lady Janies?: My Lady Jane. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Lady Janies.
How big is The Lady Janies?: The Lady Janies is 6 books, 2016–2024.

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