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Books like Harry the Poisonous Centipede: 9 series to read next

Harry the Poisonous Centipede is adventure and fantasy, about survival, set in our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Harry the Poisonous Centipede is 3 books, 1997–2006.

“When their adventures lead them to explore the biggest and scariest villain of all, Harry and George realize that they are not brave, only reckless and foolish.”
from the catalogue description

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Watership Down
Pocket Pirates
Rats of NIMH
Bromeliad
Alexander Cold
Ranger's Apprentice
Tarzan
Emily Windsnap
Jungle Book

Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

About quests and found family, set in countryside & village.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

Pocket PiratesSeries

seriesChris Mould4 books2015

Adventure and fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“In the junk shop at the end of the street is a dusty old ship in a bottle.”
from the catalogue description of The Great Cheese Robbery

Start with The Great Cheese Robbery →

Rats of NIMHSeries

seriesJane Leslie Conly & Robert C. O'Brien3 books1971

“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About transported to another world.

“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Truckers →

Alexander ColdSeries

seriesIsabel Allende3 books2002

About expeditions.

“Walden Media acquired the novel's movie rights in 2006, but no film has yet been produced.”
from the catalogue description of City of the Beasts

Start with City of the Beasts →

Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse

universe42 books2004

Set in secondary world.

“A Ranger is not a wizard, whatever the villagers whisper.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

TarzanUniverse

universe100 books1912

Set in early 20th century.

“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Emily WindsnapSeries

seriesLiz Kessler16 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.”
from the catalogue description of The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Tail of Emily Windsnap →

Jungle BookUniverse

universe44 books1893

Set in 19th century and jungle.

“The Law of the Jungle is older than any animal reciting it, and a naked man-cub who wandered into a wolf den at dusk will have to learn every clause of it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Jungle Book →

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 Poisonous Centipede?: Watership Down — the closest match to Harry the Poisonous Centipede on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Harry the Poisonous Centipede?: Harry the Poisonous Centipede. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Harry the Poisonous Centipede.
How big is Harry the Poisonous Centipede?: Harry the Poisonous Centipede is 3 books, 1997–2006.
Is Harry the Poisonous Centipede finished?: Yes — 3 books, 1997–2006.

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