2007-01-11 16:21:04 · 23 answers · asked by mistu 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Not a series as yet, but you'll get hooked on Visitors by Bob Chapman.There's a central character who like Harry Potter is a young boy ,but there the similarity ends. You can get it on Amazon
2007-01-12 02:45:18 · answer #1 · answered by bookworm1 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The next best book to read besides harry potter is the ERAGON series!!!!
Eragon-first book
Eldest- second book
Glaedr- third book
the third book hasn't come out yet but it should soon come out... there are only three books... I just started to read these series and it is most like harry potter and lord of the rings mix together. The books are just as good, though.
2007-01-12 07:50:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a series called "Charlie Bone" by Jenny Nimmo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Red_King
They're a bit of an easier read than Harry Potter. Think Harry Potter meets Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach etc).
My 10 year old son, who is gifted and reads way above grade level, loves these books. He's onto the second one, and I seriously cannot get him to stop reading.
It's got similar themes: child with magical powers having to solve problems.
2007-01-11 16:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by pianogal73 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wow, where to start?
I personally would recommend the "Earthsea" Novels by Ursula K. LeGuin; or the "Riddle-Master" trilogy by Patricia McKillip-if you can find it (try searching on the web.) "The Lord of the Rings." is very good, but it is also rather dense, and may be more difficult to read.
Another one is "Matilda" by Roald Dahl, (which was actually made into a movie, maybe ten years ago, was it?) In any case read the book first.
One more I'll mention is "The Edge on the Sword" by Rebecca Tingle. this is a less well known book, but the author is my first cousin, and it's a good read, so i'll reccomend it too.
Good luck, and keep reading!
P.s. Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" is also very good, but a little more challenging read.
2007-01-11 16:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by WOMBAT, Manliness Expert 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Umm... well here are two series which I have read recently and LOVED:
The Guardians of Time by Marianne Curley
and
The Pellinor series by Alison Croggon
Each have three books in the series, however The Pellinor series are not yet complete I don't think...
2007-01-11 17:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chronicles of Prydain is a five-volume series of children's fantasy novels by author Lloyd Alexander. The stories detail the adventures of a young man named Taran, who is awarded the honorific of Assistant Pig-Keeper but dreams of being a grand hero, and his companions Princess Eilonwy, Fflewddur Fflam the wandering bard and king, a hairy yet gentle creature called Gurgi, and a diminuitive dwarf named Doli.
2007-01-12 03:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally like the Bartimaeus trilogy, by Johnathon Stroud. The first one is called The Amulet of Samarkand, the second is the Golem's Eye. The third is called Ptolemy's Gate.
They're very funny, and not hard to read. I think of them as the same class of Harry Potter...
2007-01-11 16:26:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini (?) if you like fantasy or maybe "The Eyes of the Dragon" by Stephen King.
There is another series I have readabout a normal boy whose neighborhood turns into a forest and he befriends a bunch of different creatures and beings. The books are called "The Dragon Circle" by Craig Gardener Shaw. The books are Dragon Sleeping, Dragon Waking, and Dragon Burning.
2007-01-11 16:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by Jennifer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Philip Pullman's 'Northern Lights' Trilogy or Stephen King's Gunslinger series of 7 books.
2007-01-11 16:26:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends of what you like.
Historical?
Philippa Carr - Daughter's of England.
But not the book with this title (this is one of the books). The series. Very real. Very beautiful, Very informative. But look for the sequence before you read otherwise u will not follow the characters.
Juvenile?
Abracadabra (8 books - Fantasy)
Christian?
Left Behind - Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins.
2007-01-11 16:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by Cister 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋