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Books like Harry Potter: 9 series to read next

Harry Potter is fantasy, about magic schools and wizards, set in contemporary and secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Harry Potter is 9 books, 1997–2024.

“The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, among others, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.”
from the catalogue description
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The Dark Is Rising
Tolkien's legendarium
His Dark Materials
Chrestomanci
Narnia
Five Children Universe
Young Wizards
Magisterium
Charlie Bone Universe

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy.

“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.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

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.”
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ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Set in parallel universe.

“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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
from the catalogue description

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Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“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 →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

Set in our world.

“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 →

MagisteriumSeries

seriesCassandra Clare & Holly Black5 books2014

Set in underground & caves.

“All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic.”
from the catalogue description of The Iron Trial
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Start with The Iron Trial →

Charlie Bone UniverseSeries

seriesJenny Nimmo & uncredited14 books2002

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in contemporary and british isles.

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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 Harry Potter?: The Dark Is Rising — the closest match to Harry Potter on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Harry Potter?: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Harry Potter.
How big is Harry Potter?: Harry Potter is 9 books, 1997–2024.

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