Looking for books like Harry Potter? These series are perfect follow-up reads for fans of the wizarding world.
Harry Potter, the bespectacled boy who lived, opened the doors to a magical realm that captured the hearts of millions.
But what happens when you’ve turned the last page of J.K. Rowling’s magical series and yearn for new adventures? Fear not, for the realm of young adult fantasy is vast and waiting to be explored. In this blog post, we’ll take you on a journey through some of the most captivating YA fantasy books, perfect for those who adored the wizarding world of Harry Potter.
Rick Riordan‘s Percy Jackson, a demigod, encounters gods and mythical creatures in a hidden world, offering epic quests and fantastical discoveries.
The first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, starts with a 12-year-old Percy fighting off mythological enemies to catch a thief who has stolen Zeus’ master bolt. By Book 6, The Last Olympian, he is almost 16 and trying to have a normal senior year. As luck would have it, it is anything but that.
Readers follow Percy’s growth over the years from boy to hero, much like a famous bespectacled boy-who-lived.
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Author Ransom Riggs crafts a world where peculiar children possess extraordinary abilities and live in a time loop. This hidden and fantastical realm mirrors the secretive corridors of Hogwarts and the extraordinary talents of its students.
It all starts with a horrific family tragedy that lands 16-year-old Jacob on a remote island where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. It soon becomes clear to Jacob that the children in the home were more than just peculiar, and they may still be alive!
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Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a criminal mastermind who discovers the hidden world of dangerous fairies. He kidnaps one of them and holds her for ransom hoping to reverse his family’s fortune. But the plan takes a different turn, possibly triggering a cross-species war.
In the series of 8 fantasy novels, Artemis starts off as a villain but as the books progress, his moral compass develops.
Harry Potter fans will find solace in the parallel universe and secret societies in the Artemis Fowl series and in the promise of equally exciting inter-world conflicts.
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Rae Knightly’s science-fiction series for teens explores a modern world filled with magical creatures and a young hero who must navigate his newfound abilities.
Book 1 introduces readers to 12-year-old Ben Archer who is the sole witness to a UFO crash. Government agents rush in to remove all evidence and any witnesses. So, Ben is now on the run with the sole survivor of the crash: an alien man called Mesmo.
As the series progresses, the true intention behind aliens coming to Earth is revealed. Ben comes to terms with his newfound alien power and must use it to restore the balance between humans and the rest of the living world.
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