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Books like Fifth Child: 9 series to read next

Fifth Child is literary & general, about parenthood, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fifth Child is 2 books, 1988–2000.

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Freddie Montgomery
House of Leaves
Jerusalem's Lot
Crane's View
A Visit from the Goon Squad
The Midnight World
Answered Prayers
The Infinities
Rosemary Reilly

Freddie MontgomerySeries

seriesJohn Banville1 book1989

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in europe.

“Many of the characters in The Book of Evidence appear in the 1993 sequel Ghosts.”
from the catalogue description of The Book of Evidence

Start with The Book of Evidence →

House of LeavesSeries

seriesMark Z. Danielewski2 books2000

Challenging in tone, set in north america.

“A bestseller, it has been translated into a number of languages, and is followed by a companion piece, The Whalestoe Letters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with House of Leaves →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Crane's ViewSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll3 books1998

Fantasy, set in north america and small town.

Start with Kissing the Beehive →

A Visit from the Goon SquadSeries

seriesJennifer Egan2 books2010

“The Candy House returns to several of the same characters and their descendants a decade later, in a world reshaped by a technology that lets people access and share their memories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Visit from the Goon Squad →

The Midnight WorldSeries

seriesMatt Haig2 books2020

Fantasy, emotional in tone, about second chance.

“In particular, they frequently wonder how different things might have been had they made other choices at pivotal moments in their lives.”
from the catalogue description of The Midnight Library

Start with The Midnight Library →

Answered PrayersSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll6 books1987

Fantasy.

“Like many of Carroll's works, it straddles the horror and fantasy genres.”
from the catalogue description of Bones of the Moon

Start with Bones of the Moon →

The InfinitiesSeries

seriesJohn Banville1 book2009

About gods.

Start with The Infinities →

Rosemary ReillySeries

seriesIra Levin2 books1967

Tense in tone, about demons, set in north america and big city.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Rosemary's Baby →

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 Fifth Child?: Freddie Montgomery — the closest match to Fifth Child on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fifth Child?: The Fifth Child. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fifth Child.
How big is Fifth Child?: Fifth Child is 2 books, 1988–2000.
Is Fifth Child finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1988–2000.

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