by First Mate Keira
If you haven't yet read the Harry Potter Series you should. All 7 books are out. This is their order:
- Sorcerer's Stone
- Chamber of Secrets
- Prisoner of Azkaban
- Goblet of Fire
- Order of the Phoenix
- Half-Blood Prince
- Deathly Hallows
These are the companion books to Harry Potter:
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard
- Harry Potter Schoolbooks: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them & Quidditch Through the Ages
If you’re a Harry Potter fan...
You should check out these trilogies and series. There are 42 books in all! (All links listed go to the book review.) The recommendations are in no particular order.
A * means it's been read but not reviewed yet.
Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan:
A boy with ADD and dyslexia finds out his handicaps are in fact signs of his powers. He learns that he's a demigod, son of the Greek god Poseidon, one of the main three gods. Trouble is looming and he's the only one who can save the world. The first book has been made into a major motion picture. The series in order is:
- The Lightning Thief
- The Sea of Monsters
- The Titan’s Curse
- The Battle of the Labyrinth
- The Last Olympian
Companion novels: The Demigod Files
New Series based on Percy Jackson: The Heroes of Olympus, Book One: The Lost Hero
Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer:
A boy genius is a criminal mastermind and the greatest recent enemy of fairies worldwide. He plans to rebuild his family's finances by stealing it from "imaginary" beings. The books in order are:
Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer:
A girl discovers a boy in her class is a vampire and it's love at first smell... er sight. The series listed in order is:
The companion novel for this series is The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Septimus Heap Series by Angie Sage:
A boy soldier finds out he has magical abilities and is considered by one and all to be one of most magical beings around as the 7th son of a 7th son. He's going to be powerful, very powerful, but until then, he's got to be trained. The books in order are:
(June 7, 2011)Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins:
Two of the three books for this trilogy are published. The first book is currently in the process of being made into a movie. The trilogy in order is as follows:
His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman:
This trilogy is published for young adults, but like Harry Potter is meant to reach a wider audience. The first in the trilogy has been made into a major motion picture. The trilogy in order is:
- The Golden Compass
- The Subtle Knife
- The Amber Spyglass
The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis:
This series is comprised of seven books. It has been adapted several times over. The latest adaptions have been 3 full length featured motion pictures by Disney on books 2, 4, and 5. The books in reading order are different than their published order. The chronological reading order is as follows:
- *The Magician's Nephew
- *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- The Horse and His Boy
- Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- The Silver Chair
- The Last Battle
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony Diterlizzi and Holly Black:
This series is wonderful for the younger reader. It is not really aimed toward adults as the books are super short. The five books comprising the series have been turned into one major film. In order, they are:
The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini:
I've read the first two of these a while back. I should definitely make sure to read the third. The first book in the series has been turned into a motion picture film.
- Eragon
- *Eldest
- Brisingr
So there you have it! I've certainly got some rereading to do in order to get book reviews up for you guys! Happy reading.
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Done, done and done! Although I haven’t read The Inheritance Trilogy, so that must go on the TBR list! Thanks!
Graceling and Fire are another couple of books you could try too.
Also the Stone Trilogy by Charlie Fletcher:
Stoneheart, Ironhand, Silvertongue
Rick Riordan is coming out with a new book series in May of this year called The Kane Chronicles. This time around it’s a fantasy based on the gods of Egypt instead of the Greek gods. Book 1 is The Red Pyramid.
Hi Susan Q – Welcome! I take it you’ve read a lot on this list. What are some of your favorites?
Captain Yarr – All great additions. I should have thought about some of those.
The Kane Chronicles look interesting. I got the first chapter from Amazon for free on my Kindle and it was pretty good.
Great list! I have another strong candidate. Its called Her Mother’s Diary and it has a lot of the drama and angst that the later Harry Potter have. Worth the read.
I agree on some of those. The inheritance series(he is starting a 4th book) I have read however I feel He lost inspiration after book 1 and I am just not sure about. Another couple of really good series is Xanth by Piers Anthony (I have the first 29 on audio book and 12 into it they are still good and have new plot twists) and although this one is not a Harry Potter love necessarily there is a new book out called Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell. It is the first book in a series and the only one yet in print. If you enjoy audio books check out Podiobooks.com where you can download audio books by up and coming authors. Nathan Lowell has Quarter share and the next 4 books in the series ( Half Share, Full Share, Double Share and Captian’s Share) and will soon be putting on the last of the series Owner’s Share. Wonderful Series I fully Recommend.
Should probably also add The Alchemist by Micheal Ian Scott it’s a Nicolas Flamel series and is a very good read he is on Book 5 now I believe.
Neat! I haven’t heard of that series before so I got to check it out!
Michael Scott not Micheal.
done done done and done…. except the hunger games trilogy… haha
I know how you feel – have you any more suggestions to add to the list?
lol
Read all of these except for the hunger games…it’s on my to do list…i have a couple of suggestions b/c it seems like we have the same taste in books…
the Night Angel series by Brent weeks
1) All of brandon sanderson’s books…they are AMAZING! on par with harry potter, and i LOVE harry potter
2) the Heir Chronicles series and the Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima
3) Graceling and Fire are good too as “CaptainYarr” mentioned above
4) Secret of Dragonhome by John Peel
5) The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
6) The Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
7) Any of Dan Brown’s books
I couldn’t get into the Bartimaeus Trilogy, I took issues with the protagonist midway through the first book, probably due to the fact that I was listening to an audio narration instead of reading it where I could have skimmed over some of the more annoying whining parts. The Heir Chronicles and Seven Realms series look pretty awesome. I’ll put those on hold at my library. Thanks!
Holy cow! Don’t forget the “Wizard of Earthsea” cycle! Ursula K. LeGuin’s writing makes most of the current fantasy pale in comparison! Hands down, she is my favorite author of all time. She also writes sci-fy as well as poetry, prose, children’s books, etc…
I have read the HP books, and the Jackson books. But The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini, they weren’t that good and Twilight sucked. Why a sparkly Vampire? So twilight fans, you are in love with a overly abusive man that made sure that she had no other men friends.
A great list of books to read. I have read some of them and will definately try to read more of them. Another group of books to read are the Clan books by Michelle Paver. These are excellent books with a combination of stone age history and magic and mystery.
Ooo nice! I just got from the library The Alchemist by Micheal Ian Scott, which Coty Scott mentioned above. I can’t wait to sit down and read it. I’ll be sure to add the Clan books to my ever growing TBR pile
Another great series that should be on this list is the Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. The first book in the prequel series is pretty awesome as well
I’ve vaguely know about this series. From what I’ve heard wouldn’t it be a better series for Twilight fans?
Another great series is The Secrets of Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott! I LOVE Harry Potter and I LOVE this series! Great article by the way! I can’t wait to get reading!
I tried Secrets of Nicholas Flamel and I can see where others would put it with Harry Potter because of the magic, but I couldn’t get into the story.
Another great series to add to this list would be The Mortal Instruments series. It is action, adventure, supernatural, friendship themed with a slight love triangle thrown in for good measure. It is more of a Young Adult book, but if Twilight is on your list, this one should be fine.
You should list the lord of the rings trilogy. They are a little more aimed at adults but I loved and started reading them when I was 11.
@Emosewa, daxel, Joseph – All great suggestions! My reading list growing.
Thanks for the list – definately gonna explore.. I’m just surprised not to see there such a brilliant author as Cassandra Clare – not just her fanfic was awsome (Draco Trilogy), but serie Mortal Instruments also tickles all boxes (can get from Amazon).