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Books like Operation Chaos: 9 series to read next

Operation Chaos is science fantasy and fantasy, about witches, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Operation Chaos is 7 books, 1956–2014.

“Assembled from stories written across the 1950s and 60s, Operation Chaos was followed decades later by the direct sequel Operation Luna.”
from the catalogue description

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D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
Artemis Fowl
Johnny Maxwell
The Iron Druid Chronicles
Bromeliad
Tales of Magic
Lewis Barnavelt
Oz and Lily
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant

D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)Series

seriesNicole Galland & Neal Stephenson2 books2017

Time travel and historical fantasy, about political intrigue, set in europe.

“The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer.”
from the catalogue description of The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O.

Start with The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O. →

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 →

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 →

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 →

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About transported to another world and survival.

“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 →

Tales of MagicSeries

seriesEdward Eager7 books1954

About friendship.

“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 →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Eerie in tone.

“Lewis Barnavelt is a lonely orphan who moves in with his uncle Jonathan, an amateur wizard, in a rambling old house that turns out to hide a doomsday clock built into its walls by a previous, malevolent owner.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House with a Clock in Its Walls →

Oz and LilySeries

seriesKate Saunders2 books2012

About quests, set in british isles and big city.

“Welcome to the most magical house in London, Oz and Lily's family have inherited it together with the mysterious shop downstairs.”
from the catalogue description of The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop

Start with The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy and urban fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

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 Operation Chaos?: D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations) — the closest match to Operation Chaos on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Operation Chaos?: Operation Chaos. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Operation Chaos.
How big is Operation Chaos?: Operation Chaos is 7 books, 1956–2014.
Is Operation Chaos finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1956–2014.

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