I'm open to standalones or series, but I'm trying to get out of a reading slump and these two series were my go-tos in high school and middle school respectively. I think i've exhausted the number of times i can read them without getting bored- so what are some similar vibe books that are well-written??
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I love LOTR and Harry Potter. The Stormlight Archive might work for you!
If you’re open to more middle grade fantasy, I recommend [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6a6d5ca1-b2f5-47be-828c-018144d3bbc7) by Jessica Townsend! It’s my favorite series even as an adult, and the only one that makes me feel the way the Harry Potter books used.
In terms of worldbuilding I really enjoyed Jim Butcher’s Codex Alera series.
Name of the wind captured me similarly to Hp!
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold. And then the rest of the World of the Five Gods books.
The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay. The first book is The Summer Tree.
The dresden files by jim butcher is a good series for adult fantasy like Harry Potter. The main characters name is even Harry, and he’s a wizard. It’s a fast-paced urban fantasy set in Chicago. It’s funny and ridiculous at times filled with action and lots of different fantasy creatures and beings. If you took Harry Potter and combined it with Supernatural the TV show, you’d get something like the dresden files.
Toby daye series by seanan Mcguire is focused on the fea side of urban fantasy. Because of all the different kinds of fea, it’s got more world building and background to learn than some urban fantasy.
Old Kingdom series by Garth Nix is fantastic epic fantasy, but also ya.
Kill the farm boy by Delilah s Dawson and Kevin Hearne. It’s funny adventure fantasy.
The wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin – 1969. It is credited with inspiring the idea of a boy wizard and a exclusive Wizarding academy. Tropes that might sound familiar….
Like LotR, it can also be read at different points in your life and you will identify more with different characters. There are 6 books total.
The Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
I liked the Percy Jackson series and also American Gods
The “Amber” series by Roger Zelazny; refer Stephen Colbert for reviews
The “Nightside” series by Simon R. Green
I think His Dark Materials series is even better reading it as an adult now, and the sequel series to it is definitely aimed at an older audience.
Angela Carter’s novels and short stories are wonderful too.
The fionovar tapestry, by Guy Gavriel Kay
His dark materials, by Phil Pulllman
Naomi Novak, specifically her Deadly Education series