Series

Books like Hero.com: 9 series to read next

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

Hero.com is 4 books, 2008–2010.

“After Toby, Pete, Lorna, and Emily download powers off the Internet to become superheroes, they must band together to save Toby and Lorna's mother from the evil supervillain Doc Tempest.”
from the catalogue description of Rise of the Heroes

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Villain.net
The Odds
Electrigirl
Melvin Beederman Superhero
Kairos
The Sisters Grimm
Alfred Kropp
The Heroic Adventures of Kate
Daniel X

Villain.netSeries

seriesAndy Briggs4 books2008

Superhero, set in contemporary and our world.

“Fourteen-year-old Jake Hunter goes from average bully to villain after finding a website that lets him download superpowers, but when he joins forces with the supervillain Basilisk, he may be in over his head.”
from the catalogue description of Council of Evil

Start with Council of Evil →

The OddsSeries

seriesAmy Ignatow3 books2016

About psychic powers.

“A bus crash gives four very different middle schoolers odd super powers, and although they wouldn't normally be caught dead together, they must pool their powers to find out what happened to them.”
from the catalogue description of The Mighty Odds

Start with The Mighty Odds →

ElectrigirlSeries

seriesJo Cotterill3 books2016

Superhero, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Like a human battery Holly can generate a massive amount of electricity in seconds, which could come in handy if she's ever going to solve the mystery of her best friend's disappearance.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Electrigirl →

Melvin Beederman SuperheroSeries

seriesGreg Trine8 books2006

Humor, funny in tone.

“After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.”
from the catalogue description of The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich

Start with The Curse of the Bologna Sandwich →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

Reading order →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fantasy and 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
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

Alfred KroppSeries

seriesRick Yancey3 books2005

Fantasy, about magical artifacts.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

The Heroic Adventures of KateSeries

seriesT. A. Barron3 books1990

Fantasy.

“T. A. Barron links three standalone novels around a resourceful girl named Kate confronting environmental threats through fantastical means.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Heartlight →

Daniel XSeries

seriesJames Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Ned Rust, Adam Sadler & Michael Ledwidge6 books2008

About aliens.

“The Dangerous Days of Daniel X opens James Patterson's science-fiction series, co-written with Michael Ledwidge, marking Patterson's return to genre science fiction in a similar vein to his Maximum Ride series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Dangerous Days of Daniel X →

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 Hero.com?: Villain.net — the closest match to Hero.com on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hero.com?: Rise of the Heroes. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hero.com.
How big is Hero.com?: Hero.com is 4 books, 2008–2010.

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