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Books like Skeleton Keys: 9 series to read next

Skeleton Keys is fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Skeleton Keys is 5 books, 2019–2021.

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Magic Shop
Bod Owens
American Gods
Johnny Maxwell
Lewis Barnavelt
Charlie (Roald Dahl)
Emily Windsnap
The Indian in the Cupboard
Bad Books

seriesBruce Coville7 books1982

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Bruce Coville's Magic Shop books each send a different kid into Mr. Elives's strange antique shop, where an ordinary-looking item turns out to carry real magic and consequences.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Monster's Ring →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, bittersweet in tone, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

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 →

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 →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

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 →

Charlie (Roald Dahl)Series

seriesRoald Dahl6 books1964

Fantasy, funny and whimsical in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

Emily WindsnapSeries

seriesLiz Kessler16 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

“For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.”
from the catalogue description of The Tail of Emily Windsnap
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Start with The Tail of Emily Windsnap →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Portal fantasy, adventurous in tone.

“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 →

Bad BooksSeries

seriesPseudonymous Bosch3 books2014

About magic schools.

“The books in the series are Bad Magic, Bad Luck, and Bad News.”
from the catalogue description of Bad Magic

Start with Bad Magic →

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 Skeleton Keys?: Magic Shop — the closest match to Skeleton Keys on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Skeleton Keys?: The Unimaginary Friend. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Skeleton Keys.
How big is Skeleton Keys?: Skeleton Keys is 5 books, 2019–2021.

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