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  • Shadow and Bone book cover by Leigh Bardugo

    Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy)

    Leigh Bardugo

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Playing With Fire and Shadow and Bone

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Playing With Fire: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      Shadow and Bone: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
    • magic
      Playing With Fire: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Juvenile fiction." (LoC 650)
      Shadow and Bone: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy) books in order · Books like the Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy) series

  • City of Bones book cover by Cassandra Clare

    The Mortal Instruments

    Cassandra Clare

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Skulduggery Pleasant and City of Fallen Angels

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      City of Fallen Angels: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    • magic
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      City of Fallen Angels: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the The Mortal Instruments books in order · Books like the The Mortal Instruments series

  • Storm Front book cover by Jim Butcher

    The Dresden Files

    Jim Butcher

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Playing With Fire and Storm Front

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Playing With Fire: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      Storm Front: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject)
    • magic
      Playing With Fire: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Juvenile fiction." (LoC 650)
      Storm Front: "magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction" (LoC 650)

    See the The Dresden Files books in order · Books like the The Dresden Files series

  • The Unwanteds book cover by Lisa McMann

    The Unwanteds

    Lisa McMann

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Skulduggery Pleasant and The Unwanteds

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      The Unwanteds: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
    • magic
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (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)

    See the The Unwanteds books in order · Books like the The Unwanteds series

  • The Last Wish book cover by Andrzej Sapkowski

    The Witcher

    Andrzej Sapkowski

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Skulduggery Pleasant and Baptism of Fire

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      Baptism of Fire: "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction." (LoC 655)
    • magic
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)
      Baptism of Fire: "Magic -- Fiction." (Library of Congress)

    See the The Witcher books in order · Books like the The Witcher series

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone book cover by J. K. Rowling

    Harry Potter

    J. K. Rowling

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Skulduggery Pleasant and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
    • magic
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (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)

    See the Harry Potter books in order · Books like the Harry Potter series

  • Artemis Fowl book cover by Eoin Colfer

    Artemis Fowl

    Eoin Colfer

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Playing With Fire and Artemis Fowl

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Playing With Fire: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      Artemis Fowl: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
    • magic
      Playing With Fire: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Juvenile fiction." (LoC 650)
      Artemis Fowl: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)

    See the Artemis Fowl books in order · Books like the Artemis Fowl series

  • Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries)

    Charlaine Harris

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Skulduggery Pleasant and Deadlocked

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      Deadlocked: "FICTION / Fantasy / Contemporary" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, urban" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    • magic
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      Deadlocked: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries) books in order · Books like the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries) series

  • A Wizard of Earthsea book cover by Ursula K. Le Guin

    Earthsea

    Ursula K. Le Guin

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Playing With Fire and A Wizard of Earthsea

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Playing With Fire: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      A Wizard of Earthsea: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    • magic
      Playing With Fire: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Juvenile fiction." (LoC 650)
      A Wizard of Earthsea: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic in fiction" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)

    See the Earthsea books in order · Books like the Earthsea series

  • A Court of Thorns and Roses book cover by Sarah J. Maas

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    Sarah J. Maas

    Why: Both series are fantasy books about magic.

    Closest books: Skulduggery Pleasant and A Court of Frost and Starlight

    What both books share
    • fantasy
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy." (LoC 650)
      A Court of Frost and Starlight: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
    • magic
      Skulduggery Pleasant: "Magic" (OL subject); "Magic, fiction" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction." (LoC 650)
      A Court of Frost and Starlight: "Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Magic -- Fiction" (LoC 650)

    See the A Court of Thorns and Roses books in order · Books like the A Court of Thorns and Roses series

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The Skulduggery Pleasant books on this site

  1. Book 1: Skulduggery Pleasant
  2. Book 2: Playing With Fire
  3. Book 3: The Faceless Ones

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