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Books like Young Heroes: 9 series to read next

Young Heroes is mythic fantasy and fantasy, about coming of age, set in ancient world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Young Heroes is 4 books, 2001–2004.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Narnia
Pandava
Redwall
Theseus
Watership Down
Ranger's Apprentice
Gods and Warriors
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman

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.”
from the catalogue description

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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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PandavaSeries

seriesRoshani Chokshi5 books2018

Set in contemporary.

“The next books are Aru Shah and the Song of Death, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes, Aru Shah and the City of Gold, and Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Aru Shah and the End of Time →

RedwallUniverse

universe32 books1986

Set in secondary world.

“Ring the Joseph Bell and lay the long tables, for a tale is starting.”
from the catalogue description

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TheseusSeries

seriesMary Renault2 books1958

Historical fiction.

“Renault wrote a sequel, The Bull from the Sea, in 1962.”
from the catalogue description of The King Must Die

Start with The King Must Die →

Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

About survival and found family, set in countryside & village and contemporary.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Set in secondary world.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue description

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Gods and WarriorsSeries

seriesMichelle Paver5 books2012

Tense in tone.

Start with Gods and Warriors →

Castaways of the Flying DutchmanSeries

seriesBrian Jacques3 books2001

Set in at sea.

“Brian Jacques's Castaways of the Flying Dutchman follows Neb and his dog Denmark, the sole survivors of the cursed ghost ship's crew, condemned to eternal youth and wandering the world to help people in trouble wherever they land.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Castaways of the Flying Dutchman →

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 Young Heroes?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Young Heroes on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Young Heroes?: Odysseus in the Serpent Maze. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Young Heroes.
How big is Young Heroes?: Young Heroes is 4 books, 2001–2004.

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