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Books like Artemis Fowl: 9 series to read next

Artemis Fowl is fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Artemis Fowl is 15 books, 2001–2021.

“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.”
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Bromeliad
The Cold Cereal Trilogy
The Sisters Grimm
Darkmouth
Samuel Johnson
Watership Down
Young Wizards
Rats of NIMH
The Indian in the Cupboard

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About transported to another world and survival.

“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
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Start with Truckers →

The Cold Cereal TrilogySeries

seriesAdam Rex3 books2012

Fantasy, adventurous and funny in tone, about fae, set in contemporary and our world.

“A boy who may be part changeling, twins involved in a bizarre secret experiment, and a clurichaun in a red tracksuit try to save the world from an evil cereal company whose ultimate goal is world domination.”
from the catalogue description of Cold Cereal

Start with Cold Cereal →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling and mystery & detective.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

DarkmouthSeries

seriesShane Hegarty4 books2015

About monster hunting.

Start with The Legends Begin →

Samuel JohnsonSeries

seriesJohn Connolly3 books2009

About demons.

“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gates →

Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

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

“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 →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

Rats of NIMHSeries

seriesJane Leslie Conly & Robert C. O'Brien3 books1971

About survival.

“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →

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 →

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 Artemis Fowl?: Bromeliad — the closest match to Artemis Fowl on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Artemis Fowl?: LEPrecon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Artemis Fowl.
How big is Artemis Fowl?: Artemis Fowl is 15 books, 2001–2021.

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