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literattina t1_j9it0uz wrote

Nothing is quite like Harry Potter, but you could try some of the other popular fantasy series.

You have the Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Mortal Instruments, Inkworld, The Inheritance Cycle, Abhorsen.

These are all series of books I’ve loved around the time I read Harry Potter, maybe some of them will interest you.

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Potices OP t1_j9iuu5v wrote

A lot of people seem to recommend Percy Jackson. Maybe I should give it a try

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DarcyLuffy t1_j9j2lyt wrote

I was like you. At one time the 7 Potter books were the 7 best books I had ever read. But gradually other books came into contention. I don't know if it is true for you, but for me I loved HP books 4 and 3 most of the 7.

The Percy Jackson books were okay. Among the 5 books in that series I gave only one of them 5 stars on Goodreads. Harry Potter was easy to read yet was genius. Keep that in mind when you try recommendations like The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (the series rests on satire and nods to Shakespeare and other literature).

I recommend The Riyria Revelations series by Michael J. Sullivan (not the Riyria Chronicles! That is a prequel). The 3rd book in the Riyria Revelations, called the Heir of Novron is the only Fantasy book that I compare to HP books. It is very good and you will experience that familiar excitement that one gets out of Rowling's HP books.

Then there are books that are great but for different reasons than what was true for HP.

E.g. I read Perdido Street Station by China Mieville and its vocab is wonderful and the plot excellent. The book seems like Fantasy of a different kind. Maybe Steampunk? The sequel to PSS is called The Scar. I am going to read it at the end of this year. I hear it is almost as good as PSS. Also there is The City & the City, by CM again.

I have loved nonfiction books too. I recommend Means of Ascent by Robert A Caro. It is larger than life and reads like fiction (in ideas rather than style). I don't recommend you horror books, so not Stephen King. Except maybe for Desperation, The Shining, and Pet Sematary (that's how it's spelled). Don't try 11/22/63, by King. I don't advise it to you for now.

If you want simple writing with twists galore and some humour thrown in, please read The Jaine Austen mystery series by Laura Levine but only books 2-9. They are among the best books I have ever read. Good luck.

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farseer4 t1_j9j7wzk wrote

It's not the same as Harry Potter. You probably won't get the same emotional connection with the story being told, but it's fun and enjoyable.

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Trias84 t1_j9iu4ju wrote

I like Abhorson. I only just discovered recently that Garth Nyx wrote more books for the series years later. I haven't made it as far as reading them yet though.

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lyonaria t1_j9iw1ib wrote

They aren't all about the same main character but all in the Abhorsen family. They're quite good if you're interested in the Old Kingdom and not just Sabriel.

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