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Books like A Hero's Knack: 9 series to read next

A Hero's Knack is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

A Hero's Knack is 4 books, 2022–2025.

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Johnny Maxwell
Kairos
Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Magic Shop
Tales of Magic
Alcatraz Smedry
Five Children Universe
Andrews Family
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant

seriesTerry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs4 books1992

Fantasy, set in our world.

“Terry Pratchett wrote it as a departure from Discworld, aiming his humor and social observation at a contemporary setting and a young teenage cast.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Only You Can Save Mankind →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Reading order →

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

Whimsical in tone.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Whimsical in tone, about friendship.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

Alcatraz SmedrySeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Janci Patterson6 books2007

Start with Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“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 →

Andrews FamilySeries

seriesMary Rodgers3 books1972

About body swap, set in north america.

“The books share characters and tone rather than a continuing plot.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Freaky Friday →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy and urban fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

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 A Hero's Knack?: Johnny Maxwell — the closest match to A Hero's Knack on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with A Hero's Knack?: A Knack For Being A Hero. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Hero's Knack.
How big is A Hero's Knack?: A Hero's Knack is 4 books, 2022–2025.

Books like A Hero's Knack: 9 series to read next

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