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Book Riot's 15 Magical Books Like Harry Potter for Adults

"Okay, of course adults can read (or reread) the Harry Potter series. Arbitrarily categorizing which books belong to "kid lit" and which belong to the realm of adults isn't really a valid pursuit. But those who grew up reading J.K. Rowling's now-foundational series have continued to grow up. If you're looking for books that have similar magic and mystery but with storylines aged up to where you are in life, this list of books like Harry Potter for Adults (™) is for you."
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Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
Magic for Liars
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Sarah Gailey
Ninth House (Leigh Bardugo)
Ninth House
2
Leigh Bardugo
Borderline (Mishell Baker)
Borderline
3
Mishell Baker
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
4
Erin Morgenstern
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
5
Nnedi Okorafor
Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman)
Neverwhere
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Neil Gaiman
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown
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Zen Cho
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic
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The Book of Lost Things (John Connolly)
The Book of Lost Things
9
John Connolly
Witchmark (C.L.Polk)
Witchmark
10
C.L.Polk
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
11
V.E. Schwab
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
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NK Jemisin
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening (Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda)
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
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Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda
Senlin Ascends (Josiah Bancroft)
Senlin Ascends
14
Josiah Bancroft
The Goblin Empreror (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Empreror
15
Katherine Addison
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