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Books like Vergil Magus: 9 series to read next

Vergil Magus is fantasy and historical fantasy, about wizards, set in ancient world and europe. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Vergil Magus is 9 books, 1969–2005.

“The Phoenix and the Mirror opens with Vergil undertaking to forge a magical mirror of true seeing; Vergil in Averno and The Scarlet Fig carry him through further commissions and intrigue told in Davidson's dense, digressive prose.”
from the catalogue description

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Earthsea
Latro
Dying Earth
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Wizard Knight
The Alvin Maker Saga
Zimiamvian Trilogy
Tolkien's legendarium
The Raven King

EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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.”
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LatroSeries

seriesGene Wolfe4 books1985

About amnesia and gods.

“Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete have been collected as Latro in the Mist.”
from the catalogue description of Soldier of the Mist

Start with Soldier of the Mist →

Dying EarthSeries

seriesJack Vance, Jeff VanderMeer, Dan Simmons, Lucius Shepard & Michael Shea27 books1950

Set in secondary world.

“Vance returned to the setting in 1965 and thereafter, making it the first book in the Dying Earth series.”
from the catalogue description of The Dying Earth
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Start with The Dying Earth →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

Adventurous in tone, about immortality, set in contemporary.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →

The Wizard KnightSeries

seriesGene Wolfe2 books2004

Epic fantasy, about transported to another world, set in secondary world.

“Able becomes a knight, and because of his connection with the magical and spiritual elements of the world around him is soon also dubbed a wizard.”
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Start with The Knight →

The Alvin Maker SagaSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card15 books1986

Alternate history, about coming of age, set in 19th century and north america.

“In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”
from the catalogue description of Seventh Son
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Zimiamvian TrilogySeries

seriesE. R. Eddison4 books1922

Epic fantasy, about court intrigue, set in secondary world.

“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 →

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.”
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The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

About fae, set in 19th century and british isles.

“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 →

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 Vergil Magus?: Earthsea — the closest match to Vergil Magus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Vergil Magus?: The Phoenix and the Mirror. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Vergil Magus.
How big is Vergil Magus?: Vergil Magus is 9 books, 1969–2005.

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