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Books like Archie Greene: 9 series to read next

Archie Greene is fantasy, about magic schools, set in contemporary and british isles, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Archie Greene is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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The Dark Is Rising
Chrestomanci
Charlie Bone Universe
Five Children Universe
Alderley
The Indian in the Cupboard
Tolkien's legendarium
Bod Owens
Artemis Fowl

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
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Start with Charmed Life →

Charlie Bone UniverseSeries

seriesJenny Nimmo & uncredited14 books2002

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in contemporary and british isles.

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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 →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, about quests.

“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 Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy.

“Lynne Reid Banks' Indian in the Cupboard series begins with the 1980 children's novel in which a boy discovers that an old cupboard can bring his plastic toy figures to life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Indian in the Cupboard →

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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Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet and eerie in tone, about found family.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with LEPrecon →

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 Archie Greene?: The Dark Is Rising — the closest match to Archie Greene on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Archie Greene?: Archie Greene and the Magician's Secret. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Archie Greene.
How big is Archie Greene?: Archie Greene is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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