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Books like Cornelius Murphy: 9 series to read next

Cornelius Murphy is humor and fantasy, set in contemporary and our world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Cornelius Murphy is 4 books, 1993–1995.

“The plot revolves around the adventures of Cornelius Murphy and his companion Tuppe.”
from the catalogue description of The Book of Ultimate Truths

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Good Omens
Bunnicula Universe
Eddie Bear
The Treehouse Books
The Creature from My Closet
Brentford
Philippa Fisher
Rotten School
Wayside School

Good OmensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990

About prophecy.

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

Bunnicula UniverseSeries

seriesJames Howe & Deborah Howe20 books1979

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

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Eddie BearSeries

seriesRobert Rankin2 books2002

Humor and fantasy, funny and whimsical in tone.

Start with The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse →

The Treehouse BooksSeries

seriesAndy Griffiths14 books2012

Humor and fantasy, funny and whimsical in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Just watch out for the sea monkeys, and the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys, and the giant mutant mermaid sea monster ...”
from the catalogue description of The 13-Story Treehouse

Start with The 13-Story Treehouse →

The Creature from My ClosetSeries

seriesObert Skye6 books2011

“Twelve-year-old underachiever Rob has better things to do than read.”
from the catalogue description of Wonkenstein

Start with Wonkenstein →

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 →

Philippa FisherSeries

seriesLiz Kessler3 books2008

Lighthearted in tone, about fae.

“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 →

Rotten SchoolSeries

seriesR. L. Stine16 books2005

Lighthearted in tone.

“Each book is written from the perspective of Bernie Bridges, a fourth-grader who lives in his dormitory at Rotten School with his pals Belzer, Feenman and Crench, Beast, Chipmunk, Nosebleed, Billy The Brain and others.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! →

Wayside SchoolSeries

seriesLouis Sachar4 books1978

Start with Sideways Stories from Wayside School →

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 Cornelius Murphy?: Good Omens — the closest match to Cornelius Murphy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cornelius Murphy?: The Book of Ultimate Truths. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cornelius Murphy.
How big is Cornelius Murphy?: Cornelius Murphy is 4 books, 1993–1995.

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