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Books like Grim Hill: 9 series to read next

Grim Hill is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Grim Hill is 7 books, 2007–2013.

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Lewis Barnavelt
Spiderwick
American Gods
The Sisters Grimm
Whisper Hollow
Kairos
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Curse Workers
The Dark Is Rising

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Set in north america.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

SpiderwickUniverse

universe17 books2003

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Holly Black writes and Tony DiTerlizzi draws this small, densely illustrated world across two linked cycles.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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 →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

Whisper HollowSeries

seriesYasmine Galenorn3 books2015

Set in north america.

“Fifteen years ago, Kerris ran away from her hometown.”
from the catalogue description of Autumn Thorns

Start with Autumn Thorns →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

Reading order →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy.

“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 →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Tense in tone, about organized crime, set in north america.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, set in british isles.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

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 Grim Hill?: Lewis Barnavelt — the closest match to Grim Hill on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Grim Hill?: The Secret of Grim Hill. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Grim Hill.
How big is Grim Hill?: Grim Hill is 7 books, 2007–2013.

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