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Books like Star Shards: 9 series to read next

Star Shards is fantasy, set in contemporary and our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Star Shards is 3 books, 1995–2002.

“Six teenagers are horrified to discover that an evil force has taken control of them.”
from the catalogue description of Scorpion Shards

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Midnighters
The Guardians of Time
Alfred Kropp
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Raised by Wolves
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Modern Tale of Faerie
The Half Bad Trilogy
The Night Walkers

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

Urban fantasy, about found family.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Secret Hour →

The Guardians of TimeSeries

seriesMarianne Curley4 books2002

Time travel.

“The first novel in the Guardians of Time Trilogy, it follows Ethan, a member of The Named, and his new apprentice, Isabel, who he is training under the guidance of his mentor Arkarian.”
from the catalogue description of The Named
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Start with The Named →

Alfred KroppSeries

seriesRick Yancey3 books2005

About magical artifacts.

“Rick Yancey's Alfred Kropp trilogy follows the teenage title character through three young-adult fantasy-adventure novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future and secondary world.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
from the catalogue description of Obernewtyn
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Start with Obernewtyn →

Raised by WolvesSeries

seriesJennifer Lynn Barnes3 books2010

Paranormal, about werewolves.

“A girl raised by werewolves must face the horrors of her past to uncover the dark secrets that the pack has worked so hard to hide.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raised by Wolves →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

Paranormal, about vampires, set in big city.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

Urban fantasy, about fae.

Start with Tithe →

The Half Bad TrilogySeries

seriesSally Green4 books2014

About witches.

“Sally Green's Half Bad is set in a modern Britain where witches live alongside ordinary humans, split between a persecuted Black witch minority and a dominant White witch majority.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Bad →

The Night WalkersSeries

seriesJ. R. Johansson3 books2013

Paranormal.

“Sixteen-year-old Parker Chipp spends his nights experiencing other people's dreams and getting no rest, so when he discovers that new friend Mia's dreams are different, he becomes fixated on her.”
from the catalogue description of Insomnia

Start with Insomnia →

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 Star Shards?: Midnighters — the closest match to Star Shards on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Star Shards?: Scorpion Shards. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Star Shards.
How big is Star Shards?: Star Shards is 3 books, 1995–2002.

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