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Books like Phyllis Wong: 9 series to read next

Phyllis Wong is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Phyllis Wong is 7 books, 2012–2020.

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Rivers of London
Secret Series
The Sisters Grimm
Nursery Crimes
The Dresden Files
Black Dragon
Lewis Barnavelt
American Gods
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in british isles.

“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
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Start with Rivers of London →

Secret SeriesSeries

seriesPseudonymous Bosch5 books2007

About friendship.

Start with The Name of This Book Is Secret →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

Nursery CrimesSeries

seriesJasper Fforde2 books2005

Funny in tone.

“The Big Over Easy turns Humpty Dumpty's fall into a murder investigation; The Fourth Bear follows with the Gingerbread Man as a serial killer.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Big Over Easy →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, set in north america.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

Urban fantasy, about dragons and friendship, set in north america.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Eerie in tone, set in north america.

“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 →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after Phyllis Wong?: Rivers of London — the closest match to Phyllis Wong on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Phyllis Wong?: Phyllis Wong and the Forgotten Secrets of Mr Okyto. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Phyllis Wong.
How big is Phyllis Wong?: Phyllis Wong is 7 books, 2012–2020.

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