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Books like Young...: 9 series to read next

Young... is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Young... is 7 books, 1984–1987.

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Kairos
Bod Owens
His Dark Materials
Lagoon / Binti Universe
Young Wizards
Modern Tale of Faerie
Bruce Coville's Book of ...
Five Children Universe
Spinouts anthologies

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

Dark fantasy, about found family, set in british isles.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

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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Lagoon / Binti UniverseSeries

seriesNnedi Okorafor5 books2014

Science fiction, about aliens, set in far future.

“In 2014 it was chosen as an honor list title for the James Tiptree Jr. Award.”
from the catalogue description of Lagoon

Start with Lagoon →

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 →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

Urban fantasy, about fae.

Start with Tithe →

Bruce Coville's Book of ...Series

seriesBruce Coville & Lisa Meltzer12 books1993

Start with Bruce Coville's Book of Monsters: Tales to Give You the Creeps →

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 →

Spinouts anthologiesSeries

seriesMeredith Costain & Paul Collins45 books1999

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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 Young...?: Kairos — the closest match to Young... on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Young...?: Young Extraterrestrials. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Young....
How big is Young...?: Young... is 7 books, 1984–1987.

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