Books Like Harry Potter: 6 Series to Read Next
Six series for readers who finished Harry Potter, from Percy Jackson to The Chronicles of Narnia, each with its full reading order.
Harry Potter: full reading order →
1.Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan · 7 books
Rick Riordan's fantasy about a modern demigod, the son of Poseidon, with Disney+ adapting the books season by season.
2.The Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis · 7 books
C.S. Lewis's seven-book high fantasy (1950–1956), read in publication order starting with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
3.The Spiderwick Chronicles
Holly Black · 5 books
Holly Black's five-book children's fantasy (2003–2004) about the Grace children after they move into the Spiderwick Estate.
4.Magisterium
Holly Black · 5 books
A five-book children's fantasy by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, set in an underground school.
5.The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 5 books
Suzanne Collins's dystopian adventure series set in Panem; it is not fantasy, but it sits in the same middle-grade and young adult group.
6.The Underland Chronicles
Suzanne Collins · 5 books
Suzanne Collins's five-book fantasy (2003–2007) about 11-year-old Gregor, who falls into a world beneath New York City.
Questions
- What are good books like Harry Potter?
- This page lists 6 series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Magisterium, The Hunger Games and The Underland Chronicles. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with Harry Potter?
- Start with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997; titled Philosopher's Stone outside the US). Read the seven novels in order: each book covers one school year and the plot builds directly on the last. See the full reading order for Harry Potter.