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Books like The Mabinogion: 9 series to read next

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

The Mabinogion is 20 books, 1910–2018.

“Contains eleven Welsh stories conjuring up a magical, enchanted world.”
from the catalogue description of The Mabinogion

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Puck
Alderley
Norse Mythology
The Sea of Trolls
Down the Long Wind
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Universe
The Dark Is Rising
Tolkien's legendarium
The Squire's Tales

PuckSeries

seriesRudyard Kipling14 books1906

Historical fantasy.

Start with Robin Goodfellow—His Friends →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Fantasy, 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 →

Norse MythologySeries

seriesNeil Gaiman17 books2017

Set in mythological world.

“Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology retells the central myths of the Norse gods in his own prose, moving from the creation of the nine worlds through the exploits of Odin, Thor, and Loki to the final battle of Ragnarok.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Before the Beginning, and After →

The Sea of TrollsSeries

seriesNancy Farmer3 books2004

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Nancy Farmer's trilogy, continuing through The Land of the Silver Apples and The Islands of the Blessed, sends Jack further into Norse myth, eventually as far as the realm of the giants, Jötunheimr.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Sea of Trolls →

Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

Fantasy and historical fantasy.

“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 →

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon UniverseSeries

seriesGrace Lin3 books2009

Fantasy, hopeful in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.

Start with Where the Mountain Meets the Moon →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Fantasy, 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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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 Squire's TalesSeries

seriesGerald Morris10 books1998

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Life for the young orphan Terence has been peaceful, living with Trevecent the old Hermit in a quiet, isolated wood.”
from the catalogue description of The Squire's Tale

Start with The Squire's Tale →

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 Mabinogion?: Puck — the closest match to The Mabinogion on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Mabinogion?: The Mabinogion. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Mabinogion.
How big is The Mabinogion?: The Mabinogion is 20 books, 1910–2018.

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