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Books like Bartimaeus: 9 series to read next

Bartimaeus is fantasy and alternate history, about wizards, set in british isles, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Bartimaeus is 4 books, 2003–2010.

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His Dark Materials
Artemis Fowl
Tortall
Kyralia series
The Mortal Instruments
Tolkien's legendarium
Samuel Johnson
Temeraire
Young Wizards

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae, set in our world.

“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 →

TortallUniverse

universe25 books1983

Set in secondary world.

“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue description

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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
from the catalogue description

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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“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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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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Samuel JohnsonSeries

seriesJohn Connolly3 books2009

Set in our world.

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

Start with The Gates →

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

About dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

Set in our world.

“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 →

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 Bartimaeus?: His Dark Materials — the closest match to Bartimaeus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Bartimaeus?: The Amulet of Samarkand. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bartimaeus.
How big is Bartimaeus?: Bartimaeus is 4 books, 2003–2010.

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