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Books like The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert): 9 series to read next

The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert) is set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert) is 5 books, 2015–2020.

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Young Wizards
Kairos
The Dark Is Rising
Bromeliad
Five Children Universe
Modern Tale of Faerie
The Mortal Instruments
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
Artemis Fowl

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About wizards.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

Reading order →

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.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

BromeliadSeries

seriesTerry Pratchett3 books1989

About transported to another world and survival.

“The trilogy tells the story of the Nomes, a race of tiny people from another world who now live hidden among humans.”
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Start with Truckers →

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century and british isles.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About fae.

Start with Tithe →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae.

“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.”
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Start with LEPrecon →

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 The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert)?: Young Wizards — the closest match to The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert)?: Discordia. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert).
How big is The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert)?: The Elementals (L. B. Gilbert) is 5 books, 2015–2020.

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