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Books like Magic 2.0: 9 series to read next

Magic 2.0 is set in our world and contemporary, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Magic 2.0 is 6 books, 2014–2019.

“Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program.”
from the catalogue description of Off to Be the Wizard

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Artemis Fowl
The Chronicles of St. Mary's
The Iron Druid Chronicles
Johnny Maxwell
Kairos
Bunnicula Universe
Bromeliad
Lost in Cyberspace
Rivers of London

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 Chronicles of St. Mary'sSeries

seriesJodi Taylor46 books2013

Time travel and science fiction, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Beginning with Just One Damned Thing After Another, the comic time-travel series has grown to nineteen novels ranging across historical periods from the Cretaceous to the twentieth century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Very First Damned Thing →

The Iron Druid ChroniclesSeries

seriesKevin Hearne70 books2011

Urban fantasy.

“All the books, including short stories, have recorded audiobooks narrated by Luke Daniels and Christopher Ragland”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Chapel Perilous →

Johnny MaxwellSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett & Stephen Briggs4 books1992

Fantasy, set in our world.

“Terry Pratchett wrote it as a departure from Discworld, aiming his humor and social observation at a contemporary setting and a young teenage cast.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Only You Can Save Mankind →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

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Bunnicula UniverseSeries

seriesJames Howe & Deborah Howe20 books1979

Fantasy and humor, funny in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

Reading order →

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 →

Lost in CyberspaceSeries

seriesRichard Peck2 books1995

About coming of age.

“While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Lost in Cyberspace →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, set in british isles and big city.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Rivers of London →

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 Magic 2.0?: Artemis Fowl — the closest match to Magic 2.0 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magic 2.0?: Off to Be the Wizard. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magic 2.0.
How big is Magic 2.0?: Magic 2.0 is 6 books, 2014–2019.

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