Beyond HARRY POTTER
 fantasy which might appeal to those who love Harry Potter books

(as promised at MarCon 47, Columbus, OH, Easter Weekend 2012; compiled by Tamora Pierce)

 

 
 MG = middle grade
 YA = teen
 

 

Lloyd Alexander  (MG) – THE BOOK OF THREE & sequels; THE BLACK CAULDRON

D. M. Cornish (YA) – THE FOUNDLING & 2 sequels

Coville, Bruce  (MG) – MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN & sequels; the Magic Shop books (JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER, THE MONSTER’S RING, JENNIFER MURDLEY'S TOAD, THE SKULL OF TRUTH); The Unicorn Chronicles (INTO THE LAND OF THE UNICORNS & sequels)

Roald Dahl  (MG) – MATILDA; JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH

Joseph Delaney (MG/YA) – THE REVENGE OF THE WITCH & sequels

Diane Duane  (MG/YA) – SO YOU WANT TO BE A WIZARD & sequels

Diana Wynn Jones's HOWL'S MOVING CASTLEEdward Eager  (MG) – HALF MAGIC; THE TIME GARDEN; KNIGHT'S CASTLE

John Flanagan (MG) – THE RUINS OF GORLAN & sequels

Alison Goodman (YA) – EON & sequel

Shannon Hale (MG) – The Books of Baryern series (GOOSE GIRL & sequels); THE PRINCESS ACADEMY; THE BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS; Beginning chapter books (RAPUNZEL’S REVENGE, CALAMITY JACK)

Diana Wynne Jones (MG) – THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT; WITCH WEEK; CHARMED LIFE; ARCHER'S GOON; THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA; HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE; THE YEAR OF THE GRIFFIN; and many more

Ursula LeGuin (YA) – A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA & sequels

Terry Pratchett's THE WEE FREE MENLisa Mantchev (MG/YA) – EYES AS BRIGHT AS STARS & sequels

Anne McCaffrey – The Harper Hall trilogy; DRAGONSONG & sequels

Garth Nix – The Keyes of the Kingdom series (MR. MONDAY & sequels) (MG); The Abhorsen trilogy (SABRIEL & sequels) (MG/YA); The Troubletwisters series (TROUBLETWISTERS & sequels) (MG)

Kenneth Oppel (YA) – AIRBORN & sequels

Terry Pratchett (MG) – the Tiffany Aching series (THE WEE FREE MEN & sequels)

Sarah Prineas – THE MAGIC THIEF & sequels

Philip Pullman (YA) – His Dark Materials Trilogy (THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, THE AMBER SPYGLASS)

Rick Riordan (MG) – THE LIGHTNING THIEF & sequels

Marie Rutkowski (MG) – THE CABINET OF WONDERS & sequels

Michael Scott (YA) – THE ALCHEMYST & sequels

TH White's THE ONCE AND FUTURE KINGSharon Shinn (YA) – THE SAFE-KEEPER’S SECRET & sequels

Caroline Stevermer (YA) – MAGIC BELOW STAIRS (MG)

Megan Whelan Turner (YA) – THE THIEF & sequels

Vivian Vande Velde (MG)  – CURSES, INC. (stories); DRAGON’S BAIT; SMART DOG; NEVER TRUST A DEAD MAN; WIZARD AT WORK; and more

Scott Westerfeld (MG/YA) – LEVIATHAN & sequels

T. H. White – THE SWORD IN THE STONE (MG); THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING (YA)

Patricia Wrede (MG) – DEALING WITH DRAGONS & sequels

Jane Yolen (MG) – WIZARD'S HALL

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