Series
Books like The Half Bad Trilogy: 9 series to read next
The Half Bad Trilogy is fantasy, about witches, set in contemporary, dark and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Half Bad Trilogy is 4 books, 2014–2016.
“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
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
- Demonata
- The Scholomance
- The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen milieu
- Witches Steeped in Gold
- Star Shards
- The Devil's Engine
- Messenger of Fear
- World of Ice and Fire
seriesHolly Black2 books2009
Paranormal, about vampires, set in big city.
matchedfantasydarktensecontemporaryyoung adultour worldcoming of agesurvival
- DemonataSeries
seriesDarren Shan10 books2005
Horror, about demons.
matcheddarktensecontemporarydark fantasyyoung adult
- The ScholomanceSeries
seriesNaomi Novik3 books2020
About magic schools and wizards.
matchedfantasydarktensedark fantasycoming of agesurvivalsecondary world
seriesGarth Nix11 books1995
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedfantasyyoung adultsecondary world
- Witches Steeped in GoldSeries
seriesCiannon Smart2 books2021
About enemies to lovers and political intrigue.
matchedfantasydarktensewitchesdark fantasyyoung adultsecondary world
- Star ShardsSeries
seriesNeal Shusterman3 books1995
Fantasy, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedfantasytensecontemporaryyoung adultour world
- The Devil's EngineSeries
seriesAlexander Gordon Smith3 books2015
About demons and deal with the devil.
matcheddarktensecontemporarydark fantasyyoung adult
- Messenger of FearSeries
seriesMichael Grant3 books2014
Fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedfantasydarkcontemporaryyoung adultour world
- World of Ice and FireUniverse
universe19 books1980
Epic fantasy, about political intrigue.
matchedfantasydarksecondary worldwar
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Why these
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after The Half Bad Trilogy?
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown — the closest match to The Half Bad Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Half Bad Trilogy?
- Half Bad. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Half Bad Trilogy.
- How big is The Half Bad Trilogy?
- The Half Bad Trilogy is 4 books, 2014–2016.