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Books like Magic Bone: 9 series to read next

Magic Bone is fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Magic Bone is 12 books, 2013–2016.

“Sparky the sheepdog puppy digs up a magic bone that transports him to London, where he makes new friends, sees the sites, and gets into a bit of trouble.”
from the catalogue description of Be Careful What You Sniff for

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The Indian in the Cupboard
Tales of Magic
Emily Windsnap
Five Children Universe
Narnia
Bromeliad
Artemis Fowl
Foo milieu
House of Secrets

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

Fantasy, whimsical in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book follows a different, sometimes overlapping set of children and a different magical object or rule, from Knight's Castle to the deliberately ambiguous Magic or Not? and its sequel The Well-Wishers.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Magic →

Emily WindsnapSeries

seriesLiz Kessler16 books2003

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.

“For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.”
from the catalogue description of The Tail of Emily Windsnap
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Start with The Tail of Emily Windsnap →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“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

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

Reading order →

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about transported to another world and survival, set in contemporary and our 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 →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with LEPrecon →

Foo milieuSeries

seriesObert Skye7 books2005

Set in otherworld.

Reading order →

House of SecretsSeries

seriesChris Columbus, Ned Vizzini & Chris Rylander3 books2013

Adventure.

“Rights to the book were sold in 12 foreign territories.”
from the catalogue description

Start with House of Secrets →

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 Bone?: The Indian in the Cupboard — the closest match to Magic Bone on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magic Bone?: Be Careful What You Sniff for. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magic Bone.
How big is Magic Bone?: Magic Bone is 12 books, 2013–2016.

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