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Books like The Minotaur Trilogy: 9 series to read next

The Minotaur Trilogy is fantasy and mythic fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Minotaur Trilogy is 3 books, 1966–1977.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Pegāna
Santa Claus
American Gods
Discworld
His Dark Materials
Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)
Zimiamvian Trilogy
The Dark Star Trilogy

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

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PegānaSeries

seriesLord Dunsany55 books1905

Fantasy, about gods, set in secondary world.

Start with Alhireth-Hotep the Prophet →

Santa ClausSeries

seriesL. Frank Baum3 books1902

Fantasy.

Start with The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Funny in tone.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, 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

Reading order →

Kathasaritsagara (Salman Rushdie)Series

seriesSalman Rushdie2 books1990

Adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age.

Start with Haroun and the Sea of Stories →

Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Epic fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“Dissolution of the realm seems certain as alliances are formed and begin to intrigue against each other.”
from the catalogue description of Mistress of Mistresses
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Start with Mistress of Mistresses →

The Dark Star TrilogySeries

seriesMarlon James2 books2019

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“Marlon James's Dark Star Trilogy opens with Black Leopard, Red Wolf, in which a mercenary tracker is hired to find a missing boy and is drawn into a war between kingdoms across a continent built from African history and mythology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Black Leopard, Red Wolf →

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 Minotaur Trilogy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to The Minotaur Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Minotaur Trilogy?: Cry Silver Bells. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Minotaur Trilogy.
How big is The Minotaur Trilogy?: The Minotaur Trilogy is 3 books, 1966–1977.
Is The Minotaur Trilogy finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1966–1977.

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