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Books like Boggart: 9 series to read next

Boggart is fantasy, about fae, set in british isles and contemporary, lighthearted in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Boggart is 3 books, 1993–2018.

“Cooper, best known for The Dark Is Rising sequence, writes here in a lighter fantasy-adventure register.”
from the catalogue description

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Philippa Fisher
Touchstone Trilogy
Artemis Fowl
Liddy
The Wind in the Willows Universe
Chrestomanci
The Secret of Platform 13
Hob
Tales of Magic

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

Fantasy, whimsical and lighthearted in tone, about fae and friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.”
from the catalogue description of Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister

Start with Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister →

Touchstone TrilogySeries

seriesSteve Augarde3 books2003

Fantasy, about fae and friendship, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The trilogy tells the story of the hidden tribes of little people who live in a tangled forest on a hill in Somerset, and their interactions with the children at the farm on whose land the hill stands.”
from the catalogue description of The Various

Start with The Various →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

Adventurous in tone.

“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 →

LiddySeries

seriesKate Thompson3 books2005

Fantasy, about fae, set in british isles and contemporary.

“The Last of the High Kings and The White Horse Trick continue the Liddy family's entanglement with that fairy world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The New Policeman →

The Wind in the Willows UniverseSeries

seriesKenneth Grahame, William Horwood, Anne McKie, Ellen Miles, Inga Moore, Juliet Stanley, Kij Johnson, Lesley Sims, M. G. Leonard, Samantha Noonan & Susan Hill17 books1908

Fantasy, about friendship, set in british isles.

Start with The Wind in the Willows: A Fine Welcome →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
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Start with Charmed Life →

The Secret of Platform 13Series

seriesEva Ibbotson & Sibéal Pounder2 books1994

Portal fantasy, set in fairyland.

Start with The Secret of Platform 13 →

HobSeries

seriesWilliam Mayne21 books1997

Start with Hob and Boggart →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

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 Boggart?: Philippa Fisher — the closest match to Boggart on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Boggart?: The Boggart. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Boggart.
How big is Boggart?: Boggart is 3 books, 1993–2018.

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