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Books like Joshua Dread: 9 series to read next

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

Joshua Dread is 4 books, 2012–2014.

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Magic Shop
Artemis Fowl
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
Darkmouth
Billy Clikk
Melvin Beederman Superhero
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Odds
Supernatural Investigations

Magic ShopSeries

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

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

“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 →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with LEPrecon →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

DarkmouthSeries

seriesShane Hegarty4 books2015

About monster hunting.

Start with The Legends Begin →

Billy ClikkSeries

seriesMark Crilley2 books2004

About monster hunting.

“Twelve-year-old Billy discovers that his parents' extermination business is really a cover for something a whole lot more sinister.”
from the catalogue description of Creatch Battler

Start with Creatch Battler →

Melvin Beederman SuperheroSeries

seriesGreg Trine8 books2006

Humor.

“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 →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy.

“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 →

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 →

Supernatural InvestigationsSeries

seriesB. B. Alston4 books2021

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools.”
from the catalogue description of Amari and the Night Brothers

Start with Amari and the Night Brothers →

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 Joshua Dread?: Magic Shop — the closest match to Joshua Dread on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Joshua Dread?: Joshua Dread. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Joshua Dread.
How big is Joshua Dread?: Joshua Dread is 4 books, 2012–2014.

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