Books like A Wizard of Earthsea

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1968

• Fantasy
• Bildungsroman
• High fantasy
• Magic

Top match: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Last checked: November 7, 2026

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. Rowling

  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  J. K. Rowling · 1997 · Children's

  about 300 pages

  First published in the UK in 1997 as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; the year shown is that first publication. The US edition is titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about wizards and magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • wizards
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Wizards" (OL subject); "Wizards in fiction" (OL subject); "Wizards -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Wizards" (OL subject); "Wizards in fiction" (OL subject); "Wizards, fiction" (OL subject); "Wizard" (OL subject)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, read September 24, 2026.
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• Storm FrontJim Butcher

  Storm Front Adult

  Jim Butcher · 2000

  about 350 pages

  See books like Storm Front

  Why: Both are fantasy books about wizards and magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Wizards
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject)
  • wizards
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Wizards" (OL subject); "Wizards in fiction" (OL subject); "Wizards -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Storm Front: "Wizards" (OL subject); "Wizards in fiction" (OL subject); "Wizards -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Storm Front: "magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction" (LoC 650)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for Storm Front, read September 24, 2026.
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• Shadow and BoneLeigh Bardugo

  Shadow and Bone

  Leigh Bardugo · 2012 · Young adult

  about 350 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Shadow and Bone: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for Shadow and Bone, read September 24, 2026.
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• Skulduggery PleasantDerek Landy

  Skulduggery Pleasant

  Derek Landy · Young adult

  about 370 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for Skulduggery Pleasant, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Red PyramidRick Riordan

  The Red Pyramid

  Rick Riordan · 2010 · Young adult

  about 530 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    The Red Pyramid: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Red Pyramid: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction" (LoC 650)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for The Red Pyramid, read October 12, 2026.
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• A Great and Terrible BeautyLibba Bray

  A Great and Terrible Beauty

  Libba Bray · 2003 · Young adult

  about 400 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    A Great and Terrible Beauty: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    A Great and Terrible Beauty: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for A Great and Terrible Beauty, read November 6, 2026.
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• Artemis FowlEoin Colfer

  Artemis Fowl

  Eoin Colfer · 2001 · Children's

  about 290 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    Artemis Fowl: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for Artemis Fowl, read September 24, 2026.
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• The Night CircusErin Morgenstern

  The Night Circus Adult

  Erin Morgenstern · 2011

  about 510 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Night Circus: "Magic" (OL subject); "magic" (WD main subject)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for The Night Circus, read September 24, 2026.
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• The UnwantedsLisa McMann

  The Unwanteds

  Lisa McMann · 2011 · Children's

  about 540 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books about magic.

  • Fantasy
  • Magic
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    The Unwanteds: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
  • magic
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
    The Unwanteds: "Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for The Unwanteds, read September 24, 2026.
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• A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle

  A Wrinkle in Time

  Madeleine L'Engle · 1962 · Children's

  about 210 pages

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  Why: Both are fantasy books.

  • Fantasy
  What both books share

  • fantasy
    A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    A Wrinkle in Time: "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)

  From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for A Wizard of Earthsea; Open Library and Wikidata for A Wrinkle in Time, read September 24, 2026.
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