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Books like Hall Family Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Hall Family Chronicles is fantasy, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hall Family Chronicles is 8 books, 1962–2008.

“Eleanor and Edward Hall are orphans being raised by their Aunt Lily and Uncle Freddy in a faded old Victorian mansion.”
from the catalogue description of The Diamond in the Window

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Five Children Universe
Tales of Magic
Chrestomanci
The Indian in the Cupboard
Kairos
Magic Shop
American Gods
Lewis Barnavelt
Peter Pan

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe and british isles.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
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Start with Charmed Life →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

Reading order →

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

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 →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Eerie in tone.

“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 →

Peter PanUniverse

universe112 books1902

Fantasy.

“Second star to the right, and straight on till morning — and there it is, the island that every child dreams once and then, growing up, contrives to forget.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Peter Pan →

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 Hall Family Chronicles?: Five Children Universe — the closest match to Hall Family Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hall Family Chronicles?: The Diamond in the Window. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hall Family Chronicles.
How big is Hall Family Chronicles?: Hall Family Chronicles is 8 books, 1962–2008.
Is Hall Family Chronicles finished?: Yes — 8 books, 1962–2008.

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