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Books like Pokémon: 9 series to read next
Pokémon is fantasy and adventure, about friendship, set in our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Pokémon is 51 books across 5 series, 1999–2021.
“Somewhere past the edge of town, the tall grass rustles — and something with bright eyes and stranger powers is waiting to be met.”
from the catalogue description
- Ranger's Apprentice
- The Mysterious Benedict Society milieu
- Tolkien's legendarium
- Redwall
- The Doll People
- Order of the Stones
- Emily Windsnap
- The Mistmantle Chronicles
- The Wildwood Chronicles
- Ranger's ApprenticeUniverse
universe42 books2004
Fantasy and adventure, adventurous in tone, about friendship, set in secondary world.
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seriesTrenton Lee Stewart4 books2007
Mystery & detective and adventure, adventurous in tone, about friendship and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
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- RedwallUniverse
universe32 books1986
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.
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- The Doll PeopleSeries
seriesAnn M. Martin & Laura Godwin4 books2000
Fantasy, lighthearted and adventurous in tone, about friendship, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Order of the StonesSeries
seriesMark Cheverton1 book2023
About demons and madness, set in parallel universe.
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- Emily WindsnapSeries
seriesLiz Kessler16 books2003
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary.
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seriesM. I. McAllister6 books2005
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about friendship, set in secondary world and islands.
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- The Wildwood ChroniclesSeries
seriesColin Meloy3 books2011
Portal fantasy, whimsical in tone.
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Pokémon?
- Ranger's Apprentice — the closest match to Pokémon on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Pokémon?
- I Choose You. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pokémon, which is a whole world rather than one run.
- How big is Pokémon?
- Pokémon is 51 books across 5 series, 1999–2021.