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Books like Harry the Book: 9 series to read next

Harry the Book is humor and fantasy, about con artists, set in our world, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Harry the Book is 16 books, 2007–2020.

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Trick Molloy
Love Story
Pine Cove
Myth Adventures
Charlie Asher
The Stainless Steel Rat
Department of Peculiar Science / Another Coop Heist
Supernatural Suburbia
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Trick MolloySeries

seriesMichael A. Stackpole8 books2007

Mystery & detective, about witches.

Start with No Rest for the Wicked →

Love StorySeries

seriesChristopher Moore3 books1995

About vampires.

“Christopher Moore's Love Story trilogy opens with Bloodsucking Fiends, a comic horror-romance about a young San Francisco woman turned into a vampire.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story →

Pine CoveSeries

seriesChristopher Moore3 books1992

Set in small town.

“The English language audio book is read by Oliver Wyman.”
from the catalogue description of Practical Demonkeeping

Start with Practical Demonkeeping →

Myth AdventuresSeries

seriesRobert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye & Phil Foglio33 books1978

Set in secondary world.

“After twelve novels by Asprin, published 1978 to 2002, he and Jody Lynn Nye continued the series with seven more books that they wrote together.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Another Fine Myth →

Charlie AsherSeries

seriesChristopher Moore2 books2006

Humor and urban fantasy, funny in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“While still full of humor, Moore drew from his own experiences in tending to the needs of close family and friends in the stages of dying.”
from the catalogue description of A Dirty Job

Start with A Dirty Job →

The Stainless Steel RatSeries

seriesHarry Harrison21 books1957

Science fiction and space opera, adventurous in tone, set in far future.

“An adolescent boy on a dull planet resolves to live by his wits outside the law, and enacts a plan which leads to risk and reward.”
from the catalogue description of A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Stainless Steel Rat Is Born →

Department of Peculiar Science / Another Coop HeistSeries

seriesRichard Kadrey2 books2016

Adventurous in tone, about heist.

“Our angel usually doesn't get to do field work, and if he does well, he's certain he'll get a big promotion.”
from the catalogue description of The Everything Box

Start with The Everything Box →

Supernatural SuburbiaSeries

seriesEsther M. Friesner & Jody Lynn Nye4 books2009

Paranormal.

Start with Witch Way to the Mall →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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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 the Book?: Trick Molloy — the closest match to Harry the Book on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Harry the Book?: Christmas Eve at Harvey Wallbanger's. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Harry the Book.
How big is Harry the Book?: Harry the Book is 16 books, 2007–2020.
Is Harry the Book finished?: Yes — 16 books, 2007–2020.

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