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The Forgotten Five is 7 books, 2022–2026.

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Kairos
Spiderwick
His Dark Materials
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Five Children Universe
Silverwing
Artemis Fowl
The Mortal Instruments
Johnny Dixon and the Professor

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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SpiderwickUniverse

universe17 books2003

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Holly Black writes and Tony DiTerlizzi draws this small, densely illustrated world across two linked cycles.”
from the catalogue description

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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal and urban fantasy, set in north america.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
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Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

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.”
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Start with The Return of the Psammead →

SilverwingSeries

seriesKenneth Oppel5 books1997

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age.

“Kenneth Oppel's Silverwing novels follow a colony of bats whose society is divided along old lines of species, faction, and belief, forcing young bats to navigate conflicts that adults have inherited rather than chosen.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Darkwing →

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 →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“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

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Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

seriesJohn Bellairs & Brad Strickland13 books1983

Gothic and horror, eerie in tone, set in north america.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

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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 Forgotten Five?: Kairos — the closest match to The Forgotten Five on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Forgotten Five?: Map of Flames. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Forgotten Five.
How big is The Forgotten Five?: The Forgotten Five is 7 books, 2022–2026.

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