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Books like Brenda and Effie: 9 series to read next

Brenda and Effie is set in contemporary and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Brenda and Effie is 27 books, 2006–2023.

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Good Omens
Brentford
Chrestomanci
Bod Owens
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Boggart
American Gods
Rivers of London
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)

Good OmensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990

About prophecy.

Start with Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch →

BrentfordSeries

seriesRobert Rankin9 books1981

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and british isles.

“Robert Rankin's Brentford novels are set in a surreal, comic version of the London suburb of Brentford, mixing pub-culture farce with conspiracy theories, aliens, time travel, and increasingly absurd apocalyptic threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Antipope →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Charmed Life →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about coming of age.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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BoggartSeries

seriesSusan Cooper3 books1993

Lighthearted in tone, about fae.

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

Start with The Boggart →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mysterious in tone, about murder investigation.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rivers of London →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Set in north america.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

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 Brenda and Effie?: Good Omens — the closest match to Brenda and Effie on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Brenda and Effie?: Fellowship of Ink. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Brenda and Effie.
How big is Brenda and Effie?: Brenda and Effie is 27 books, 2006–2023.

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