Series
Books like Brentford: 9 series to read next
Brentford is fantasy and humor, set in british isles and contemporary, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Brentford is 9 books, 1981–2009.
“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
- Good Omens
- Cornelius Murphy
- Eddie Bear
- Bunnicula Universe
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Brenda and Effie
- Boggart
- J. W. Wells & Co.
- Five Children Universe
- Good OmensSeries
seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990
About prophecy.
matchedcontemporaryfunnyhumorfantasybritish isles
- Cornelius MurphySeries
seriesRobert Rankin4 books1993
Fantasy and humor, funny and whimsical in tone, set in contemporary and british isles.
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- Eddie BearSeries
seriesRobert Rankin2 books2002
Fantasy and humor, funny and whimsical in tone.
matchedfunnyfantasyhumorwhimsical
- Bunnicula UniverseSeries
seriesJames Howe & Deborah Howe20 books1979
Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
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universe18 books1979
Set in space and far future.
matchedfunnyhumorscience fiction
- Brenda and EffieSeries
seriesPaul Magrs, Andrew Lawston, Greg Maughan, Jay Eales, Matthew Bright, Morgan Melhuish, Neil O'Brien, Nick Campbell, Selina Lock & Tony Jones27 books2006
Set in contemporary and british isles.
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- BoggartSeries
seriesSusan Cooper3 books1993
Lighthearted in tone, about fae.
matchedcontemporaryfantasybritish isleswhimsical
- J. W. Wells & Co.Series
seriesTom Holt8 books2003
Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedcontemporaryfunnyfantasyhumorour world
- Five Children UniverseSeries
seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902
Set in early 20th century.
matchedfantasybritish isles
Read next in Brentford
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 Brentford?
- Good Omens — the closest match to Brentford on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Brentford?
- The Antipope. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Brentford.
- How big is Brentford?
- Brentford is 9 books, 1981–2009.