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Books like Onyeka: 9 series to read next

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

Onyeka is 4 books, 2022–2024.

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The Nsibidi Scripts
White Giraffe
Piper McCloud
Kairos
Young Wizards
Chrestomanci
Supernatural Investigations
Rats of NIMH
Charlie Bone Universe

The Nsibidi ScriptsSeries

seriesNnedi Okorafor3 books2011

“The Nsibidi Scripts follows Sunny Nwazue, a Nigerian-American albino girl living in Nigeria, as she discovers latent magical ability and is inducted into a hidden society of Leopard People with its own laws, dangers, and hierarchy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Akata Witch →

White GiraffeSeries

seriesLauren St. John4 books2007

Adventure.

“Just as Martine is settling into life at Sawubona, the wildlife game reserve, with her grandmother and Jemmy, her white giraffe, she must leave for two weeks on a school trip off the coast of South Africa.”
from the catalogue description of Dolphin Song

Start with Dolphin Song →

Piper McCloudSeries

seriesVictoria Forester3 books2008

Fantasy, hopeful in tone, about psychic powers and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with The Girl Who Could Fly →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Reading order →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards.

“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 →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

Whimsical in tone, set in parallel universe and british isles.

“Greenwillow Books published a US edition within the calendar year.”
from the catalogue description of Charmed Life
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Start with Charmed Life →

Supernatural InvestigationsSeries

seriesB. B. Alston4 books2021

Urban fantasy.

“Quinton Peters was the golden boy of the Rosewood low-income housing projects, receiving full scholarship offers to two different Ivy League schools.”
from the catalogue description of Amari and the Night Brothers

Start with Amari and the Night Brothers →

Rats of NIMHSeries

seriesJane Leslie Conly & Robert C. O'Brien3 books1971

About survival.

“All three carry forward the original's interest in community, responsibility, and the costs of intelligence.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH →

Charlie Bone UniverseSeries

seriesJenny Nimmo & uncredited14 books2002

Set in british isles.

Reading order →

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 Onyeka?: The Nsibidi Scripts — the closest match to Onyeka on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Onyeka?: Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Onyeka.
How big is Onyeka?: Onyeka is 4 books, 2022–2024.

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