Series

Books like Wode: 9 series to read next

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

Wode is 5 books, 2013–2020.

Down the Long Wind
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Bridei Chronicles
Highland Dragon Universe
Rowan Hood
Children of the Light Isles
His Dark Materials
Guenevere
Five Children Universe

seriesGillian Bradshaw3 books1980

“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 →

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 →

Bridei ChroniclesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier3 books2004

Historical fantasy, set in medieval and british isles.

“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 →

Highland Dragon UniverseSeries

seriesIsabel Cooper6 books2013

About dragons.

Reading order →

Rowan HoodSeries

seriesNancy Springer5 books2001

Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in medieval and british isles.

Start with Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest →

Children of the Light IslesSeries

seriesJuliet Marillier2 books2002

Historical fantasy and fantasy, emotional in tone, about coming of age and identity, set in medieval.

Start with Wolfskin →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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 →

GuenevereSeries

seriesRosalind Miles3 books1999

Mythic fantasy and historical fantasy, emotional in tone, about forbidden love, set in medieval and british isles.

“Raised in the tranquil beauty of the Summer Country, Princess Guenevere has led a charmed and contented life, until the sudden, violent death of her mother, Queen Maire, leaves the Summer Country teetering on the brink of anarchy.”
from the catalogue description of The Queen of the Summer Country

Start with The Queen of the Summer Country →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

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 Wode?: Down the Long Wind — the closest match to Wode on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wode?: Greenwode. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wode.
How big is Wode?: Wode is 5 books, 2013–2020.

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