Readers who finish Harry Potter usually want the same combination of a school, a hidden world and a long arc. These series deliver it.
Series in Reading Order
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan — 25 books · 2005–2024
Camp Half-Blood; the closest structural match, begun 2005. - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Trial-based magical society, begun 2017. - Keeper Of The Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger — 10 books · 2012–2022
Elf world and academy, begun 2012. - Fablehaven by Brandon Mull — 8 books · 2006–2024
Secret magical preserve, 2006-2010. - Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo — 12 books · 2002–2013
Children of the Red King, begun 2002. - School of Good and Evil by Soman Chainani — 9 books · 2013–2023
Fairy-tale academy, begun 2013. - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer — 18 books · 2001–2020
Hidden fairy world, begun 2001. - Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis — 21 books · 1950–1999
The original portal-fantasy sequence, 1950-1956. - Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan — 19 books · 2004–2024
Apprentice-and-mentor fantasy, begun 2004. - Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini — 5 books · 2002–2023
Eragon; dragon-rider fantasy, begun 2002.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
Book counts and publication years on this page are taken from the series entries in the GoBookSeries index. Each title links to the full book list for that series.
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