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Books like Kay Harker: 9 series to read next

Kay Harker is fantasy, about quests, set in british isles, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Kay Harker is 2 books, 1927–1935.

“The treasure is also sought by a coven of witches who are seeking it for their own ends.”
from the catalogue description of The Midnight Folk

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Tolkien's legendarium
Five Children Universe
Narnia
Alderley
The Dark Is Rising
Howl's Castle
The Princess and the Goblin
Fabian Time Fantasies
Oz and Lily

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

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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Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Fantasy, set in early 20th century and british isles.

“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 →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy, set in secondary world.

“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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AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, set in contemporary.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, set in contemporary.

“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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Fabian Time FantasiesSeries

seriesE. Nesbit2 books1908

Time travel.

“E. Nesbit's Edwardian time-travel duology follows two children who use a magic device to slip between their own era and the past.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House of Arden →

Oz and LilySeries

seriesKate Saunders2 books2012

Set in contemporary and our world.

“Welcome to the most magical house in London, Oz and Lily's family have inherited it together with the mysterious shop downstairs.”
from the catalogue description of The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop

Start with The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop →

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 Kay Harker?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Kay Harker on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Kay Harker?: The Midnight Folk. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Kay Harker.
How big is Kay Harker?: Kay Harker is 2 books, 1927–1935.
Is Kay Harker finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1927–1935.

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