Many in the modern world love Harry Potter. In this article, 10 books will be offered, to one degree or another, similar to the creation of Joan Rowling's "Harry Potter".
List
- 10. The Hunger Games Series by Susan Collins
- 9. “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan
- 8. “The Lunar Chronicles. Cinderella, by Marissa Meyer
- 7. “The Hobbit, or Round Trip,” by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien
- 6. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pulman
- 5. “Peter Pan and Wendy,” by James Barry
- 4. The Glass Throne by Sarah J. Maas
- 3. The Wizard of the Seaside, by Ursula Le Guin
- 2. A series of books "The Chronicles of Narnia", author of Clive Staples Lewis
- 1. The Lord of the Rings series by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien
10. The Hunger Games Series by Susan Collins
This work will take readers to the world of dystopia, in which, after a serious cataclysm, society has split into two sectors: an excessively rich elite living in the capital of the state, and a poor population living in districts and supplying the rich with everything necessary for a luxurious and carefree life. In this country, the Hunger Games are regularly held to maintain order - a deadly massacre between representatives of each district, in which one boy and one girl are chosen to play the lot. However, at one point, the main character Katniss Everdeen, who does not intend to tolerate the current order of things, enters the arena and decides to deal with the power of the elite and stop the Hunger Games.
9. “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is the first book in a long series of works about the boy Percy, who will one day learn that he is a demigod. This father is Poseidon, and mother is mortal. During the events of the book, he ends up in a half-blood camp, where people like him live. Here he finds new faithful friends who are ready to help him in his difficult task - to find lightnings stolen from Zeus and save his mother from the Underworld. The book is saturated with Greek myths and legends that are deftly intertwined with the real world. The Percy Jackson series is written in the genre of teenage fantasy, and this is very similar to Harry Potter.
8. Cinderella "by Marissa Meyer
Everyone would love classic tales, such as stories about Cinderella or Little Red Riding Hood. So this series remakes familiar works in a completely new way. In Lunar Chronicles. Cinderella ”, the reader will meet a girl named Zola - she is the best mechanic of all known to the world, can fix even the most broken android. That's just the girl - an orphan, and her stepmother with stepsisters do not give her rest and force her to work tirelessly. The difficulty in life is added to her by the fact that she is a cyborg, and people begin to shun her, having learned such an unflattering truth. Only a miracle can fix such a life, well, or a prince.
7. “The Hobbit, or Round Trip,” by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien
The Hobbit is one of the first works written by Tolkien in the universe of Middle-earth. In this tale we will meet charming hobbit Bilbo Baggins. He is calm and prudent, lives peacefully in his house in the Shire, and certainly is not going on any adventure. However, the wizard Gandalf decides differently, and one evening in the house of Bilbo comes 12 gnomes, the main of which is Thorin Oakenshield. They are about to go to Erebor, the former kingdom of the Dwarves, and return it to themselves from the clutches of a huge dragon. However, without the help of Bilbo, they can’t cope, and the peaceful hobbit has to leave his home and go on a journey full of dangers and adventures.
6. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pulman
The main character of the book “Golden Compass” is a bright, annoying girl Lira, who tirelessly teases everyone around and runs into trouble. And it’s impossible to sit still when you have alm - a spirit that can turn into any animal, and Roger’s best friend, who can do better any day. But one day Roger disappears, and Lyra will have to make a huge amount of effort to find him. Usually, the Golden Compass is attributed to children's literature, but some story lines are too serious and cruel to be part of a children's book.
5. “Peter Pan and Wendy,” by James Barry
Peter Pan and Wendy is a classic story about a boy who does not want to grow up. Peter Pan and Wendy met when Peter began to fly to her house to listen to fairy tales. The boy agrees to take her and her brothers to his island, where the children never grow up. There, Wendy met with the lost boys and fairy Tinker Bell, a friend of Peter. The island seems peaceful, but the lives of children are threatened by dangerous pirates led by Captain Hook. To return home, they have to come up with a plan on how to defeat him. Peter Pan and Wendy is a great example of how magic developed in English literature, and Harry Potter fans might find this interesting.
4. Maas
The Glass Throne tells the story of the girl Selena Sardotin. From childhood she was taught the art of killing, and by adulthood she became a first-class assassin. By the will of fate, she falls into captivity, and the only way to freedom is a tournament in a glass castle for the title of bodyguard of the tyrant king, which even banned the mention of magic, although it is a natural part of this fictional world. The book may be of interest to those who love dystopian universes, political intrigues, and unusual love lines.
3. The Wizard of the Seaside, by Ursula Le Guin
The series of books “The Wizard of the Seaside” is very similar in structure to the general plot and world of “Harry Potter”. The plot develops around a boy named Dune, who at a very young age shows his predisposition to mastering magic, thanks to which he finds himself in a school of wizards on the island of Rock. There he finds himself and loyal friends, and makes enemies in the person of Jasper - a classmate of a boy and Shadow - a spirit whom he himself called from the afterlife to prove that he is strong enough. The spirit repeatedly tried to occupy the body of the protagonist, but he turned out to be stronger and defeated the dark creature, having survived a lot of adventures.
2. A series of books "The Chronicles of Narnia", author of Clive Staples Lewis
The Chronicles of Narnia introduces us to two brothers and two sisters, who, by chance, found a portal to another, magical world in the house of their relative. Everything would have been wonderful if he had not been ruled by the White Witch. Only they can save the world of Narnia, fulfilling the prophecy of the wise Aslan and freeing everyone from the forces of evil. In the future, they will have many more adventures in Narnia, as the series includes seven stories. They have to return the throne to the rightful ruler, save the exiled and even face the dragon.
1. The Lord of the Rings series by John Ronald Ruel Tolkien
The most famous work of Tolkien “The Lord of the Rings” also moves the reader to the world of Middle-earth, where the hobbits will again have to play an important role in the struggle between good and evil. This time, Frodo Baggins, the nephew of Bilbo Baggins, has to go through a path full of dangers to destroy the Ring of Power, throwing him into the volcano Orodruin. If the ring gets to evil forces, they will be able to destroy all life in this world, so the stakes are very high. However, Frodo will not be alone - this difficult path with him will be his friends and the Brotherhood of the Ring. This story is considered a classic fantasy, the inspiration from which many other authors draw.