I've finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; is there anything similar for me to read?

Question

'Cause I'm bored!

Answer 1

OutCast by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski - ****

In the world of OutCast, everyone and everything is magic. Everyone, that is, except for Timothy. For his own safety, his kind father kept him hidden away for years, providing him with a safe haven and a chance at a decent - albeit magic-free - childhood. When his father passes away, Timothy is flung back into the world. Now everyone knows he exists. Who can he trust? Where can he go? He must decide who his allies are - and quickly, because assassins are coming for him.

OutCast is phenomonal. I devoured each book as it was released. I love the characters, I love the tension, I love the action. Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski have created such a fascinating world. They performed a great twist on the typical magical tale (in which the main character is the most powerful and talented magicwielder ever) by making Timothy the powerless one. I hand-sell this series to old and young alike.

I dedicated an entire post to this series.

- Book One: The Un-Magician
- Book Two: Dragon Secrets
- Book Three: Ghostfire
- Book Four: Wurm War

Young Wizards by Diane Duane - ****

Nita and Kit, two thirteen year olds in Manhattan, discover that magic is real and taking place every day, in every corner of the world. This is set in our world; however adept they become, the teens still have to go to school, do their homework, and clean their rooms. They take the Wizard's Oath and become dedicated to their studies and their work, under the tutelage of adult wizards Tom and Carl. They learn the Speech, which enables them to communicate with other sentient beings - so Kit can then communicate with his adorable dog, Ponch. This series is packed with magic and action. (Perhaps I should start saying MAGCTION! for series such as this and OutCast and see if it catches on.) Amazing, descriptive, innovative, touching, and very, very shiny.

The beginning of the first book, So You Want to Be a Wizard, got my attention right away because it reminded me of the opening sequence of The NeverEnding Story. In So . . . , Nita runs into the library to hide from bullies; in TNES, Bastian runs into the bookstore to hide from bullies. I read TNES when I was very, very young - if I tell you how old I was, I'd scare you - and I love the book and the first film. Years later, I read the first few Young Wizards books. Though the first book came out over twenty years ago, the characters have barely aged, and the writing quality has never lessened - only strengthened, in my estimation.

- So You Want to Be a Wizard
- Deep Wizardry
- High Wizardry
- A Wizard Abroad
- The Wizard's Dilemma (my favorite in the series)
- A Wizard Alone
- Wizards' Holiday
- Wizards at War
- A Wizard on Mars (not yet released)

Companion books: The Feline Wizards
- The Book of Night with Moon
- To Visit the Queen (aka On Her Majesty's Wizardly Service)
- The Big Meow (read it here)

The Fallen by Thomas E. Sniegoski - ****

Eighteen year old Aaron has a recurring dream which is both strange and epic. He feels the weight of armor and hears an odd sound. He realizes the warriors all around him are angels, and that the sound he hears is that of wings unfurling and flapping. Over the course of the first book, he develops the ability to understand any language* and discovers that he is nephilim - the offspring of a fallen angel and an earthly woman.

* This allows him to communicate with Gabriel, his adorable dog, much like Kit can communicate with Ponch in the Young Wizards series.

I run the official site for Thomas E. Sniegoski, as well as the site for The Fallen.

- The Fallen
- Leviathan
- Aerie
- Reckoning

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman - ****

It all begins when Lyra overhears something she shouldn't have - and this newfound knowledge changes her whole world. A world which seems a lot like our world, except for the fact that every child is born with a daemon, an animal with the ability to shape-shift until its human comes of age. Then it stays in a shape which is typically indictive of said human's vocation and personality life. The daemon and the child are never the same gender and are always able to communicate. Though daemons do not speak directly to other humans, they do speak with other daemons.

Of course, this is only part of the story, only part of this world. Lyra and her daemon, Pantalaimon, go on an amazing journey filled with truth, lies, adventure, and magic. They explore alternate worlds, including ours, where they meet a boy named Will who will further change Lyra's world.

Lyra is one dynamic girl. Her faith is tested, her life threatened, her truths challenged, yet she never loses her determination to do the right thing. Her heart may get broken, but her spirit never does. She begins as a mixture of Anne Shirley and Mary Lennox, then gets some Alice thrown in, but is very much her own girl.

As evidenced by my rambling, this trilogy cannot be summed up in a few mere paragraphs. Read it. You'll be glad that you did.

- The Golden Compass (aka Northern Lights)
- The Subtle Knife
- The Amber Spyglass

Stardust by Neil Gaiman - ****

Once upon a time, in the town of Wall, a young man asked the object of affection what he could give her to win her heart. Disinterested, she told him to get her the fallen star which shot overhead moments earlier. In a heartbeat, he agrees, and he sets off for the land of Faerie, where the star landed. This is the story of a man on a quest, a star with unexpected personality, a multitude of murderous sons, a gaggle of witches, and many other fascinating characters and storylines, all of which tie up nicely by the end of the book.

The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende - ****

I must close this list with my favorite book.

When a young boy named Bastian "borrows" a book from a shop, he has no idea that he is about to embark on a journey of his own. The book speaks of a place called Fantasia (or Fantastica, depending on the translation) that is built upon the dreams and fantasies of humans. Sadly, Fantasia is crumbling and its Childlike Empress is dying. Because people are not using their imaginations as much as they once were, everything is being overcome by The Nothing, a force which is sweeping the land at an alarming rate. The Nothing's evil henchman is a frightening wolf named Gmork. It is up to Atreyu, a warrior, to stop the spread of the Nothing.

There are no words to describe this story, and there are a million words to describe this story. There are a million stories in this book, and there is just one story. If you clapped for Tinker Bell in Peter Pan but you haven't read this book, you must read it now, because you know what it is to imagine and to believe.

There are two other classic fantasy series which I feel compelled to mention due to their importance to the genre. Though I enjoyed them, I don't worship them.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - ***

It was a dark and stormy night . . . and so it begins. After meeting Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who, and Mrs Which, Meg Murry and her younger brother Charles Wallace go on a quest to find their father. Time and space, science and geometry (tesseracts!), intuiton and smarts, and love and loyalty see them through.

- A Wrinkle in Time
- A Wind in the Door
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet
- Many Waters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis - **

For nearly sixty years, this story has made countless children walk into their wardrobes (and closets, and cupboards) in an attempt to visit a magical world.

Publication order
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- Prince Caspian
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- The Silver Chair (written after Horse, but published before Horse)
- The Horse and His Boy (written before Silver, but published after Silver)
- The Magician's Nephew
- The Last Battle

Chronological order
- The Magician's Nephew
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- The Horse and His Boy
- Prince Caspian
- The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
- The Silver Chair
- The Last Battle

books.narnia.com offers summaries and the timeline in both Narnian years and English years.

Answer 2

Try the Pendragon Series, the His Dark Materials Trilogy, or the Young Wizards series. They're all very good reads, and I prefer them to the Harry Potter books because they're even better and more interesting.

The Pendragon Series, by D.J. MacHale:
1. The Merchant of Death
2. The Lost City of Faar
3. The Never War
4. The Reality Bug
5. Black Water
6. The Rivers of Zadaa
7. The Quillan Games

The His Dark Materials Trilogy, by Phillip Pullman:
1. The Golden Compass
2. The Subtle Knife
3. The Amber Spyglass
and the companion: Lyra's Oxford

The Young Wizards Series, by Diane Duane:
1. So You Want to Be a Wizard
2. Deep Wizardry
3. High Wizardry
4. A Wizard Abroad
5. A Wizard's Dilemma
6. A Wizard Alone
7. Wizard's Holiday
8. Wizards At War


If you'd like some British humor set in a fantasy environment, try anything by Terry Pratchett, and if you'd like some British humor set in a sci-fi environment, try anything by Douglas Adams.


Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I used to work in a Library and I always recommended the Narnia Series by CS Lewis for Harry Potter fans. It has a similar style although an adult underlying theology to it. If you are over 18 you might like the Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. It even talks about Harry Potter.

Answer 4

You might like the books called "A series of unfortunate events" The first one's called The Bad Begining. I think. There are like 12 of those books out. So you can read those untill the next harry potter book comes out. or you can read the books that go to the movie "the chronicals of narnia." I agree with willow. A lot of the books she listed are good. A couple of them have movies that go to them too. So if you're bored. Read the book then watch the movie.

Answer 5

There are several possibilities

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Eldest by Christopher Paolini
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
The various Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle

Answer 6

Allright, here you go:

1.Dunk--David Lubar
2.Velocity--Dean Koontz
3.Witch Child--Celia Rees
4.The God Particle--Richard Cox
5.Martyn Pig--Kevin Brooks
6.Speak--Laurie Halse-Anderson
7.Inherit the Wind--Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
8.The Five People You Meet In Heaven--Mitch Albom
9.The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon--Stephen King

Happy Reading

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Not really I've been looking all over for the past year since it came out!! But I did find this real kool book its a series of books written by Lynne Ewing the series is called "Daughters of the Moon"

Answer 9

Go to www.mugglenet.com and click on book recommendations. Mugglenet is a Harry Potter website. There are recommendations from readers and staff.

Answer 10

the Pendragon cylcle