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Books like Spiderwick Chronicles: 9 series to read next

Spiderwick Chronicles is fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Spiderwick Chronicles is 14 books, 2003–2009.

“Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi's Spiderwick Chronicles follow the three Grace children after they move into the run-down Spiderwick Estate and discover a hidden field guide to the fantastical creatures living around them.”
from the catalogue description

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The Sisters Grimm
Artemis Fowl
The Indian in the Cupboard
Alderley
The Dark Is Rising
Lewis Barnavelt
Coraline
Chrestomanci
Songs of Earth and Power

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Mystery & detective.

“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 →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about fae, set in contemporary and our world.

“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
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Start with LEPrecon →

The Indian in the CupboardSeries

seriesLynne Reid Banks5 books1980

Fantasy and portal fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

Mythic fantasy, about quests, set in british isles.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, set in british isles.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

Lewis BarnaveltSeries

seriesBrad Strickland & John Bellairs12 books1973

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary and 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 →

CoralineSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell2 books2002

Horror and gothic, set in parallel universe.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Coraline →

ChrestomanciSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones12 books1977

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 →

Songs of Earth and PowerSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1984

Fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary.

“The sequel, The Serpent Mage, continues Michael's story in that world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Infinity Concerto →

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 Spiderwick Chronicles?: The Sisters Grimm — the closest match to Spiderwick Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Spiderwick Chronicles?: The Field Guide. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Spiderwick Chronicles.
How big is Spiderwick Chronicles?: Spiderwick Chronicles is 14 books, 2003–2009.

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