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Books like Dragons in Our Midst: 9 series to read next

Dragons in Our Midst is fantasy, about dragons, set in contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dragons in Our Midst is 4 books, 2004–2005.

“Bryan Davis's Dragons in Our Midst follows teenagers who discover they are descended from dragons who once took human form, beginning with Raising Dragons as the modern-day heirs of that dragon lineage confront a resurfacing ancient enemy.”
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Alfred Kropp
His Dark Materials
Young Wizards
The Talon Saga
Tolkien's legendarium
Dragonfire
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Artemis Fowl
The Indian in the Cupboard

Alfred KroppSeries

seriesRick Yancey3 books2005

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and magical artifacts, set in contemporary and our world.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

The Talon SagaSeries

seriesJulie Kagawa5 books2014

Fantasy, tense in tone, about dragons, set in contemporary.

“The five-book series follows the widening conflict between dragons and the humans who hunt them as Ember is forced to choose a side.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Talon →

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.”
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DragonfireUniverse

universe24 books2008

Paranormal romance.

“Strike a match against the dark and a dragon answers.”
from the catalogue description

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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About immortality and wizards.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with LEPrecon →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

“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 →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Dragons in Our Midst?: Alfred Kropp — the closest match to Dragons in Our Midst on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dragons in Our Midst?: Raising Dragons. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dragons in Our Midst.
How big is Dragons in Our Midst?: Dragons in Our Midst is 4 books, 2004–2005.

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