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Books like Basil and Moebius: 9 series to read next

Basil and Moebius is set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Basil and Moebius is 20 books across 2 series, 2015–2026.

“One wears a bespoke suit and a smile built for the con; the other is a slab of muscle who lets his knuckles do the negotiating.”
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Artemis Fowl
Kairos
Watership Down
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
A Series of Unfortunate Events Universe
Edgar & Ellen Universe
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Pocket Pirates
The Hollows

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.”
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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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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

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The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

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

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A Series of Unfortunate Events UniverseSeries

seriesLemony Snicket19 books1999

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Edgar & Ellen UniverseSeries

seriesCharles Ogden9 books2003

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Chitty Chitty Bang BangSeries

seriesFrank Cottrell Boyce, Al Perkins, Albert G. Miller, Georgess McHargue, Ian Fleming, Jean Lewis & William Johnston10 books1964

Whimsical in tone.

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Pocket PiratesSeries

seriesChris Mould4 books2015

Adventure and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“In the junk shop at the end of the street is a dusty old ship in a bottle.”
from the catalogue description of The Great Cheese Robbery

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The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

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.

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What should I read after Basil and Moebius?: Artemis Fowl — the closest match to Basil and Moebius on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Basil and Moebius?: Basil and Moebius is 20 books across 2 series, 2015–2026.

Books like Basil and Moebius: 9 series to read next

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