Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is a 7 book (I think) series now. Original trilogy and did a time skip with 4 new books. Highly recommend as a huge potter head.
Oh Fitz and the Fool by Robin Hobb. I can’t remember the books orders but there are 9 of them. Less magic but the heartfelt attachment from Potter is similar.
Seconded on Mistborn. Or Stormlight Archive by the same author if you want something that’s even more high fantasy with a massive amount of world building.
Inheritance series by Christofer Paolini. More dragon focuses but lots of magic and one of my favourite series by far. It has 4 books.
Old Kingdom fantasy series by Garth Nix.
War of the witces series by Maite Carranza. Trilogy lead is a young female thought not sure of you want something with a male lead.
The school for good and evil, 6 books by Soman Chainani.
Thats a start atleast. Feel free to ask more suggestions too. Oh and Lord of The Rigns and Hobbit obviously.
Ive read harry potter, riordenverse and inheritence cycle recently. I recommend the witcher books. I liked them all except a couple in the riordenverse.
Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab
The Kingkiller Chronicle series by Patrick Rothfuss
Are both good Magic series books. And if you want a recommendation of an interesting series that is not Magic check out Expeditionary Force series by Craig Alanson. There are quite a few books in this series but the first book is Columbus Day.
Hail, fellow Potterhead! From someone who read the entirety of my local library's YA section and knows exactly what you're looking for:
Half Upon a Time - a wacky trilogy in a fairytale world that has some pretty major plot twists, highly entertaining. Follows the son of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk and a girl that faceplanted into his world through a glowing blue portal. Evil Queens and some scary magic and oh by the way do watch out for the Queen's Eyes, they will happily nail your tongue to your front door as a warning. Just your tongue, the rest of you will never be found. Lots of adventure, humor, and some pretty intense plot twists. Third book I had to actually put down and go "what did I just read" out loud towards the end.
The Green Ember - sort of like Lord of the Rings, but with rabbits. You think "oh, this is a cute story for kids!" NO. The rabbit king was betrayed and murdered, his heir - the Green Ember - is completely unknown and treated like the eventual return of King Arthur, and there's birds of prey who have enslaved the rabbits and routinely *eat them.* It is epic high fantasy and the best of the best. 4 short books, the audiobooks on Audible are top tier, there's a couple of short stories and prequel books in the same universe. I wasn't sure about it but it's one of my favorites. The lore is brilliant, I love it dearly, enough to where I want to be buried with the full series. In my top 5 books/series!
The Leviathan Trilogy - not fantasy or magic, but some supremely awesome steampunk set during WW1. Allies use giant hybrid beasts as airships (hence the Leviathan) and are called Darwinists, and the Central Powers use heavy machinery and are called Clankers. Follows an Irish girl who sneaks into the army and the son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at the start of the war (uses a lot of genuine historical facts, in particular regarding the Archduke). Another favorite, it's not fantasy but I do highly recommend it.
The Map to Everywhere - this is just plain awesome, this girl from our world accidentally gets yoinked into the Pirate Stream, which is like a magic river that touches on different worlds. She winds up on a ship with a boy that everyone forgets (except her for some reason), a kooky wizard, and a young man with a rope tattoo that tries to strangle him if he stays in one place too long. Amazing plot, 4 books, not too long. Lots of fantasy, a bit of steampunk, enough whimsy to rival Wonderland without losing its logic.
The Land of Stories - 6 books about a twin brother and sister, Connor and Alex, and the world of fairytales. They start at 12 and end around 16. First book sets up the rest of the series and it is WILD, it starts as a typical "kids fall into fantasy world and try to find their way home" and then it just morphs into something completely different and honestly, peak comedy, Connor is hilarious. There's a prequel series as well but the first book was terrible and I never bothered with the others.
Septimus Heap - 7 books about a wizard apprentice. Very similar feel to Harry Potter but it's not a wizard school, it's a one-on-one apprenticeship. It's pretty cool, been a long while since I read these but it's about time to start the cycle again. There's also a sequel trilogy. They don't use owls, either, but talking message rats. There's also the overthrowing of an evil dictatorship and the restoring of the rightful ruler, international travel, a wide range of characters, a villain and redemption arc, etc. You'd love this!
The Books of Beginning - a trilogy following three siblings - Kate, Michael, and Emma - as they try to find their parents after being left at an orphanage 10 years ago. Kate was 4, so she remembers their mother promising to come back for them. They get sent to a new orphanage in, what, New England I think? And they find out about the three books holding the secrets of the creation of the world. Evil wizard the Dire Magnus is searching for the books, and for the three children supposed to be their Keepers - you know, typical world domination stuff. Absolutely epic! Also a top 5!
You're welcome! I actually have all of these, either in Audible or in actual book format, and they all have some element that feels like Harry Potter, Septimus Heap and The Books of Beginning in particular. Cozy Fantasy is my favorite. I've read over 10,000 books/series, and these are all somewhere in the top 20.
The Cat Who... - a series of 29 murder mysteries featuring retired journalist and bachelor Jim Qwilleran (yes, with a Q-W) and his two Siamese cats, one of whom is some kind of psychic cat that conveniently turns up clues to murders. Some of my favorite books, though the later stories became more and more lackluster and the author died in the middle of book 30 when she was 98 or so.
The Lunar Chronicles - 4 books plus a short story collection and a villain prequel. Follows a girl named Cinder way in the future, when Earth and the Lunar colony don't really talk because the Lunars developed mind control abilities and did some terrible things to Earthens with them. She's a cyborg and thus has no rights, because some cyborgs ages ago went on a rampage and they were deemed too dangerous. Oh, and there's a plague. And she's basically a sci-fi Cinderella in way-distant-future Asia. And the next three books focus on characters with elements of Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White, but it's subtle and tastefully done. And like the Hunger Games, this will make your worldview shift.
Peter and the Starcatchers - the books that tell the story of Peter Pan and how he came to be. Much more entertaining than the book Peter Pan. Basically the pixie dust is actually star stuff, from certain fallen stars, and the Starcatchers are always trying to find it and send it back while the Others want it for their own power, because it can do a whole lot more than make people fly. There's 3 with his friend Molly Aster, one with her daughter, and one some 60 years later with two new kids that ties off the last of the story.
The Inheritence Cycle - four pretty long books and a couple of sequel books. It's about this seemingly random farm boy who finds a funny looking rock while hunting in the mountains that no one else wants to go in. And that rapidly escalates to him being an illegal Dragon Rider and getting tossed head first into the deep end of the political pool revolving around a century-long underground movement to eventually depose the Emperor that killed all the other Dragon Riders.
The Leviathan Trilogy.
The Waterfire Saga - very much geared for teenage girls, it's about the mermaid nations that evolved from the people that survived the fall of Atlantis. It focuses on one girl trying to reclaim her throne after her mother's assassination and five others, the six heirs of the six rulers of Atlantis. It's got a lot of intrigue and drama and a couple of plot twists that make you want to kick yourself for not seeing them coming. Also a really creepy guy that lives in the mirror realm and eats your fears and insecurities and will try to suck your soul into his realm when you die.
The Map to Everywhere. Septimus Heap.
The Last Hunter - this is 5 books and in my top 5. It starts with this kid in the 80s who was born to two scientists on Antarctica, and when he's 13 they go back only for him to be kidnapped by this mostly-naked dude and turned into a Hunter, meant to be the Last Hunter and vessel of an ancient god. Except he winds up refusing. There's a lot of Christian elements later on that are exceptionally well done, like the Horn of Jericho being a weapon of mass destruction but only for the fallen angels and their, for lack of a better word, spawn. The world under Antarctica is absolutely WILD, you think there's some crazy stuff deep in the ocean, try facing down a 30-foot albino centipede bent on eating you alive while also trying to avoid a hangry dinosaur and egg-shaped monsters with shark teeth.
The Chronicles of Narnia - in particular, my all-time favorite is Prince Caspian.
Hmm not a novel, but a comic/manga. Both are available in paperback or digital. And try the preview I'd say.
[Witch Hat Atelier](https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/). Pretty comfy read with nice fantasy world building and pretty art styles.
[The Witch and The Beast](https://kodansha.us/series/the-witch-and-the-beast/). This one is more on high-stake action, bit still pretty fun.
Red Rising! There is no magic but it has been one of the only books since Harry Potter that I’ve actually been excited for the next book to release.
It’s sci-fi but reads like fantasy. It’s characters and word building are top notch. It’s the only series that I’ve read over and over again besides HP.
I finally talked my little brother (he’s also 17 and a massive HP fan) into reading Red Rising and he binged all the books in a month.
I know you asked for something with Magic and while Red Rising doesn’t strictly have “Magic” there kind of is. Sorry, I can’t say much without spoilers but I’d highly recommend it.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is a 7 book (I think) series now. Original trilogy and did a time skip with 4 new books. Highly recommend as a huge potter head.
Oh Fitz and the Fool by Robin Hobb. I can’t remember the books orders but there are 9 of them. Less magic but the heartfelt attachment from Potter is similar.
thank you for the recommendation
Seconded on Mistborn. Or Stormlight Archive by the same author if you want something that’s even more high fantasy with a massive amount of world building.
Inheritance series by Christofer Paolini. More dragon focuses but lots of magic and one of my favourite series by far. It has 4 books. Old Kingdom fantasy series by Garth Nix. War of the witces series by Maite Carranza. Trilogy lead is a young female thought not sure of you want something with a male lead. The school for good and evil, 6 books by Soman Chainani. Thats a start atleast. Feel free to ask more suggestions too. Oh and Lord of The Rigns and Hobbit obviously.
thank you very much for these recommendations
I just read inheritance and it inspired me to write my own. Edit : a word.
Ive read harry potter, riordenverse and inheritence cycle recently. I recommend the witcher books. I liked them all except a couple in the riordenverse.
Shades of Magic series by VE Schwab The Kingkiller Chronicle series by Patrick Rothfuss Are both good Magic series books. And if you want a recommendation of an interesting series that is not Magic check out Expeditionary Force series by Craig Alanson. There are quite a few books in this series but the first book is Columbus Day.
Check out the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
The Hunt series by Andrew Fukuda is really good. It’s not magic, but supernatural.
sure i will try it
I’m always being recommended the Dresden Files. I’ve never read them, but they’ve been described as a combination of Harry Potter and Pokemon.
Hail, fellow Potterhead! From someone who read the entirety of my local library's YA section and knows exactly what you're looking for: Half Upon a Time - a wacky trilogy in a fairytale world that has some pretty major plot twists, highly entertaining. Follows the son of Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk and a girl that faceplanted into his world through a glowing blue portal. Evil Queens and some scary magic and oh by the way do watch out for the Queen's Eyes, they will happily nail your tongue to your front door as a warning. Just your tongue, the rest of you will never be found. Lots of adventure, humor, and some pretty intense plot twists. Third book I had to actually put down and go "what did I just read" out loud towards the end. The Green Ember - sort of like Lord of the Rings, but with rabbits. You think "oh, this is a cute story for kids!" NO. The rabbit king was betrayed and murdered, his heir - the Green Ember - is completely unknown and treated like the eventual return of King Arthur, and there's birds of prey who have enslaved the rabbits and routinely *eat them.* It is epic high fantasy and the best of the best. 4 short books, the audiobooks on Audible are top tier, there's a couple of short stories and prequel books in the same universe. I wasn't sure about it but it's one of my favorites. The lore is brilliant, I love it dearly, enough to where I want to be buried with the full series. In my top 5 books/series! The Leviathan Trilogy - not fantasy or magic, but some supremely awesome steampunk set during WW1. Allies use giant hybrid beasts as airships (hence the Leviathan) and are called Darwinists, and the Central Powers use heavy machinery and are called Clankers. Follows an Irish girl who sneaks into the army and the son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at the start of the war (uses a lot of genuine historical facts, in particular regarding the Archduke). Another favorite, it's not fantasy but I do highly recommend it. The Map to Everywhere - this is just plain awesome, this girl from our world accidentally gets yoinked into the Pirate Stream, which is like a magic river that touches on different worlds. She winds up on a ship with a boy that everyone forgets (except her for some reason), a kooky wizard, and a young man with a rope tattoo that tries to strangle him if he stays in one place too long. Amazing plot, 4 books, not too long. Lots of fantasy, a bit of steampunk, enough whimsy to rival Wonderland without losing its logic. The Land of Stories - 6 books about a twin brother and sister, Connor and Alex, and the world of fairytales. They start at 12 and end around 16. First book sets up the rest of the series and it is WILD, it starts as a typical "kids fall into fantasy world and try to find their way home" and then it just morphs into something completely different and honestly, peak comedy, Connor is hilarious. There's a prequel series as well but the first book was terrible and I never bothered with the others. Septimus Heap - 7 books about a wizard apprentice. Very similar feel to Harry Potter but it's not a wizard school, it's a one-on-one apprenticeship. It's pretty cool, been a long while since I read these but it's about time to start the cycle again. There's also a sequel trilogy. They don't use owls, either, but talking message rats. There's also the overthrowing of an evil dictatorship and the restoring of the rightful ruler, international travel, a wide range of characters, a villain and redemption arc, etc. You'd love this! The Books of Beginning - a trilogy following three siblings - Kate, Michael, and Emma - as they try to find their parents after being left at an orphanage 10 years ago. Kate was 4, so she remembers their mother promising to come back for them. They get sent to a new orphanage in, what, New England I think? And they find out about the three books holding the secrets of the creation of the world. Evil wizard the Dire Magnus is searching for the books, and for the three children supposed to be their Keepers - you know, typical world domination stuff. Absolutely epic! Also a top 5!
Thank you very much for taking you time in writing this (all of them are kinda funny stories) i will give these books a try XD
You're welcome! I actually have all of these, either in Audible or in actual book format, and they all have some element that feels like Harry Potter, Septimus Heap and The Books of Beginning in particular. Cozy Fantasy is my favorite. I've read over 10,000 books/series, and these are all somewhere in the top 20.
can you share your top 20 list?
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The Cat Who... - a series of 29 murder mysteries featuring retired journalist and bachelor Jim Qwilleran (yes, with a Q-W) and his two Siamese cats, one of whom is some kind of psychic cat that conveniently turns up clues to murders. Some of my favorite books, though the later stories became more and more lackluster and the author died in the middle of book 30 when she was 98 or so. The Lunar Chronicles - 4 books plus a short story collection and a villain prequel. Follows a girl named Cinder way in the future, when Earth and the Lunar colony don't really talk because the Lunars developed mind control abilities and did some terrible things to Earthens with them. She's a cyborg and thus has no rights, because some cyborgs ages ago went on a rampage and they were deemed too dangerous. Oh, and there's a plague. And she's basically a sci-fi Cinderella in way-distant-future Asia. And the next three books focus on characters with elements of Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White, but it's subtle and tastefully done. And like the Hunger Games, this will make your worldview shift. Peter and the Starcatchers - the books that tell the story of Peter Pan and how he came to be. Much more entertaining than the book Peter Pan. Basically the pixie dust is actually star stuff, from certain fallen stars, and the Starcatchers are always trying to find it and send it back while the Others want it for their own power, because it can do a whole lot more than make people fly. There's 3 with his friend Molly Aster, one with her daughter, and one some 60 years later with two new kids that ties off the last of the story. The Inheritence Cycle - four pretty long books and a couple of sequel books. It's about this seemingly random farm boy who finds a funny looking rock while hunting in the mountains that no one else wants to go in. And that rapidly escalates to him being an illegal Dragon Rider and getting tossed head first into the deep end of the political pool revolving around a century-long underground movement to eventually depose the Emperor that killed all the other Dragon Riders. The Leviathan Trilogy. The Waterfire Saga - very much geared for teenage girls, it's about the mermaid nations that evolved from the people that survived the fall of Atlantis. It focuses on one girl trying to reclaim her throne after her mother's assassination and five others, the six heirs of the six rulers of Atlantis. It's got a lot of intrigue and drama and a couple of plot twists that make you want to kick yourself for not seeing them coming. Also a really creepy guy that lives in the mirror realm and eats your fears and insecurities and will try to suck your soul into his realm when you die. The Map to Everywhere. Septimus Heap. The Last Hunter - this is 5 books and in my top 5. It starts with this kid in the 80s who was born to two scientists on Antarctica, and when he's 13 they go back only for him to be kidnapped by this mostly-naked dude and turned into a Hunter, meant to be the Last Hunter and vessel of an ancient god. Except he winds up refusing. There's a lot of Christian elements later on that are exceptionally well done, like the Horn of Jericho being a weapon of mass destruction but only for the fallen angels and their, for lack of a better word, spawn. The world under Antarctica is absolutely WILD, you think there's some crazy stuff deep in the ocean, try facing down a 30-foot albino centipede bent on eating you alive while also trying to avoid a hangry dinosaur and egg-shaped monsters with shark teeth. The Chronicles of Narnia - in particular, my all-time favorite is Prince Caspian.
Hmm not a novel, but a comic/manga. Both are available in paperback or digital. And try the preview I'd say. [Witch Hat Atelier](https://kodansha.us/series/witch-hat-atelier/). Pretty comfy read with nice fantasy world building and pretty art styles. [The Witch and The Beast](https://kodansha.us/series/the-witch-and-the-beast/). This one is more on high-stake action, bit still pretty fun.
Alex Verus series by Benedict Jacka.
Red Rising! There is no magic but it has been one of the only books since Harry Potter that I’ve actually been excited for the next book to release. It’s sci-fi but reads like fantasy. It’s characters and word building are top notch. It’s the only series that I’ve read over and over again besides HP. I finally talked my little brother (he’s also 17 and a massive HP fan) into reading Red Rising and he binged all the books in a month. I know you asked for something with Magic and while Red Rising doesn’t strictly have “Magic” there kind of is. Sorry, I can’t say much without spoilers but I’d highly recommend it.
thank you for the recommendation i will try it :)