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Books like Billy Clikk: 9 series to read next

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

Billy Clikk is 2 books, 2004–2005.

“Twelve-year-old Billy discovers that his parents' extermination business is really a cover for something a whole lot more sinister.”
from the catalogue description of Creatch Battler

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Darkmouth
Artemis Fowl
Max Helsing: Monster Hunter
The Indian in the Cupboard
Bromeliad
Rats of NIMH
Monster Squad
The Sisters Grimm
Tolkien's legendarium

DarkmouthSeries

seriesShane Hegarty4 books2015

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about monster hunting and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with The Legends Begin →

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 →

Max Helsing: Monster HunterSeries

seriesCurtis Jobling2 books2015

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about monster hunting and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Max van Helsing and a group of friends try to save the world after he discovers he has been cursed by an evil warlock who intends to reclaim the earth for monsters.”
from the catalogue description of Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse

Start with Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse →

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 →

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Truckers →

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 →

Monster SquadSeries

seriesLaura Dower4 books2009

Adventurous in tone, about monster hunting, set in contemporary and our world.

“Jesse Ranger was just an average kid with an obsession for Oswald Leery's B-Monster movies until he discovered a dangerous secret.”
from the catalogue description of The Slime That Would Not Die

Start with The Slime That Would Not Die →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

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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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 Billy Clikk?: Darkmouth — the closest match to Billy Clikk on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Billy Clikk?: Creatch Battler. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Billy Clikk.
How big is Billy Clikk?: Billy Clikk is 2 books, 2004–2005.

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