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Books like Barnaby Grimes: 9 series to read next

Barnaby Grimes is fantasy, set in 19th century and big city, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Barnaby Grimes is 4 books, 2007–2008.

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Wolves Chronicles
Henry Sturges
Narnia
Temeraire
Shadowmancer
Diamond Thief
The Mortal Instruments
The Diviners
The Gilded Wolves

Wolves ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoan Aiken12 books1962

Adventure.

“The Wolves Chronicles is Joan Aiken's long-running alternate-history series for young readers, set in a nineteenth-century England ruled by the Stuart dynasty and beset by wolves that have migrated across a Channel land-bridge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase →

Henry SturgesSeries

seriesSeth Grahame-Smith2 books2010

About vampires, set in north america.

Start with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter →

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

Reading order →

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Alternate history, about dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

ShadowmancerSeries

seriesG. P. Taylor2 books2002

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in british isles.

“In G. P. Taylor's Shadowmancer, an evil clergyman, Reverend Obadiah Demurral, seeks two powerful amulets called the Keruvim that would let him command the elements and remake the world in his image.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadowmancer →

Diamond ThiefSeries

seriesSharon Gosling3 books2014

Adventure, set in europe.

“No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Rémy Brunel.”
from the catalogue description of The Diamond Thief

Start with The Diamond Thief →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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The DivinersSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2012

About psychic powers, set in north america and early 20th century.

“The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will—curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult—uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Diviners →

The Gilded WolvesSeries

seriesRoshani Chokshi3 books2019

About magical artifacts and found family, set in europe.

“The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gilded Wolves →

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 Barnaby Grimes?: Wolves Chronicles — the closest match to Barnaby Grimes on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Barnaby Grimes?: Curse of the Night Wolf. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Barnaby Grimes.
How big is Barnaby Grimes?: Barnaby Grimes is 4 books, 2007–2008.

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