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Books like Nightmare Academy: 9 series to read next

Nightmare Academy is fantasy, about monster hunting, set in our world and contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nightmare Academy is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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Tolkien's legendarium
Watership Down
Artemis Fowl
Max Helsing: Monster Hunter
Darkmouth
The Tapestry
Narnia
The Revenge of Magic
The Indian in the Cupboard

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, 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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Watership DownSeries

seriesRichard Adams21 books1972

About survival and quests, set in countryside & village.

“Adams returned to the same world in 1996 with Tales from Watership Down, a collection of nineteen short stories mixing rabbit folklore with further adventures of characters from the novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Watership Down →

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 →

Max Helsing: Monster HunterSeries

seriesCurtis Jobling2 books2015

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about monster hunting and coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

“Max van Helsing and a group of friends try to save the world after he discovers he has been cursed by an evil warlock who intends to reclaim the earth for monsters.”
from the catalogue description of Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse

Start with Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse →

DarkmouthSeries

seriesShane Hegarty4 books2015

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about monster hunting and coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with The Legends Begin →

The TapestrySeries

seriesHenry H. Neff4 books2007

About demons.

“Max finds a letter in his coat pocket afterwards that leads him to Rowan Academy, a secret school where other gifted students like him go.”
from the catalogue description of The Hound of Rowan

Start with The Hound of Rowan →

NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“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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The Revenge of MagicSeries

seriesJames Riley5 books2019

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about magic schools, set in contemporary and our world.

“Thirteen years ago, books of magic were discovered in various sites around the world alongside the bones of dragons.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Revenge of Magic →

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 →

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 Nightmare Academy?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Nightmare Academy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nightmare Academy?: Monster Hunters. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nightmare Academy.
How big is Nightmare Academy?: Nightmare Academy is 3 books, 2007–2009.

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