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Books like Mad Magic: 9 series to read next

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

Mad Magic is 3 books, 2017–2021.

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Simon Snow
Young Wizards
The Mortal Instruments
Dark-Hunter
Worldweavers
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
Sweep / Wicca (UK)
House of Night
The Demon Notebook

Simon SnowSeries

seriesRainbow Rowell3 books2015

“Rainbow Rowell's Carry On follows Simon Snow through his final year at a magical school, where he is the 'Chosen One' expected to defeat a destructive force called the Humdrum threatening the World of Mages.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Carry On →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards and coming of age.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fantasy Lover →

WorldweaversSeries

seriesAlma Alexander4 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, about magic schools, set in our world and contemporary.

“What's more, her greatest strength may be the powerlessness she has resisted for so long.”
from the catalogue description of Gift of the Unmage

Start with Gift of the Unmage →

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 →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

Urban fantasy, about witches, set in our world and contemporary.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

Paranormal, about vampires, set in north america.

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Marked →

The Demon NotebookSeries

seriesErika McGann3 books2012

Fantasy, about witches, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with The Demon Notebook →

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 Mad Magic?: Simon Snow — the closest match to Mad Magic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mad Magic?: Mad Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mad Magic.
How big is Mad Magic?: Mad Magic is 3 books, 2017–2021.

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