Moving on from Harry Potter

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suz7065 · 01/02/2011 14:54

My soon to be 10 year old son is re-reading the Potter books for the 3rd time. He says he can t find anything else so enjoyable to read. Does anyone have any ideas for other books in the same vein as Rowling's series.
Many thanks

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jeee · 02/02/2011 11:03

Philip Pullman - Northern Lights? Though I preferred The Ruby in the Smoke. But anyway, extremely good writer. And The Power of Five, Antony Horowitz. That's as well as the Alex Rider books.

You could try The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings, though I have to say my two eldest dutifully ploughed through them and were distinctly underwhelmed.

Diana Wyn Jones writes very funny fantasy books, too.

ragged · 02/02/2011 10:59

Is 11 too old for BeastQuest?
And what about the dragonriders of Pern? Oldies but goodies, literally dozens of them.
Did anyone mention Ursula LeGuin, or off to real Science fiction, like Isaac Asimov.

ragged · 02/02/2011 10:55

Connor Clover series (3 books by Helen O-(something African sounding), Warrior Cats (Erin Hunter).

madamehooch · 02/02/2011 06:54

Charlie Bone.

ragged · 01/02/2011 18:05

Lemony Snicket, StormRider.

zeus123 · 01/02/2011 18:02

Percy Jackson series. Dd is on deathly hallows but has read the first book in the Percy Jackson series and loves it as well.

Takver · 01/02/2011 15:18

The Chrestomanci series by Diana Wynne Jones - definitely similar in feel to the earlier Potter books I would say. Charmed Life is the best one to start with.

Maybe Susan Coopers 'The Dark is Rising' series (doesn't have the funny bits that Potter does, though)

sure there are others that would hit the spot, will ask dd :)

piprabbit · 01/02/2011 14:57

He could try the Earthsea Chronicles.
Or some Terry Pratchett.

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