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Books like The Once and Future King: 9 series to read next

The Once and Future King is fantasy and mythic fantasy, 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 Once and Future King is 9 books, 1938–1995.

“The title refers to a legend that Arthur will one day return as king.”
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Earthsea
Down the Long Wind
Narnia
Lyonesse (Jack Vance)
Bridei Chronicles
Tolkien's legendarium
Alderley
The Warlord Chronicles
Sevenwaters

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy.

“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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Down the Long WindSeries

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

Historical fantasy, about quests.

“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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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.”
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Lyonesse (Jack Vance)Series

seriesJack Vance3 books1983

Epic fantasy, about court intrigue, set in islands.

“The Lyonesse Trilogy is a group of three fantasy novels by Jack Vance, set in the European Dark Ages, in the mythical Elder Isles west of France and southwest of Britain, a generation or two before the birth of King Arthur.”
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Start with Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Historical fantasy.

“The tasks that he sets Bridei appear to have one goal-to make him a vessel for some distant purpose.”
from the catalogue description of The Dark Mirror

Start with The Dark Mirror →

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.”
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AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

About quests, 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 →

The Warlord ChroniclesSeries

seriesBernard Cornwell3 books1995

Historical fiction.

“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.”
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Start with The Winter King →

SevenwatersSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier7 books1999

Historical fantasy, emotional in tone.

Start with Daughter of the Forest →

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.

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What should I read after The Once and Future King?: Earthsea — the closest match to The Once and Future King on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Once and Future King?: The Sword in the Stone. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Once and Future King.
How big is The Once and Future King?: The Once and Future King is 9 books, 1938–1995.

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