If you believe fantasy is ruled by Tolkien, or that Narnia influenced all magical narratives, then reading Earthsea with your kids will be a revelation. If you have a kid who loves trains and doesn’t want to get off the Hogwarts Express, you can do no better than these exciting and often, hilarious, books. Without ruining anything, these books center on a fantasy world that can be reached by magic train (sound familiar?), but the rub is the trains themselves are pretty central to the stories. The result is the delightful Silver Arrow series, which so far has two entries, The Silver Arrow (2020) and the brand-new installment, The Golden Swift. As he told Fatherly in 2020, Grossman realized he needed to get closer to his “dad voice,” than the voices of his 20-something faux-wizards in his other books. But, after the competition of The Magicians trilogy, Grossman turned his attention toward something a little closer to home. Those books are, without a doubt not for kids, but do scan as a kind of hardcore version of Potter insofar as the titular Magicians go to a magical college rather than whatever kind of weird boarding school Hogwarts is. ![]() Lev Grossman rose to prominence with his wonderful trilogy of adult novels, The Magicians. (And no, The Chronicles of Narnia isn’t on this list, because surely you’ve heard of that, and besides, these are a step above.) The Silver Arrow Series Here are five great fantasy kids series, some published as recently as this year, and some that stretch back to before Hogwarts was built. Luckily, there are countless wonderful fantasy series for kids, either at the same reading level as Potter (middle-grade) or a bit above (YA). And, because recent events have caused many parents to back away from the series and its author with sadness and confusion, it’s understandable to be looking for that magical Potter-ish fix without the actual Harry Potter baggage. Having said all that, the world of fantasy literature for middle-grade kids was not invented by Harry Potter. Potter helped revitalize the children’s book industry in America, giving the children’s publisher Scholastic a huge boost and arguably lifting other kids’ book series (fantasy especially) that may not have gotten off the ground in a more down market (see today). Before Potter, people did not line up for books at midnight! If you don’t recall, in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, and 2007 the biggest lines for anything anywhere were all outside of a Barnes & Noble (or Borders), to grab a fresh copy of Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows. Without a doubt, the phenomenon of Harry Potter changed the world. Unless otherwise explicitly stated here, there are codes or disks included with this purchase.Since 1997, the world of middle-grade children’s books has been enchanted. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, The former owner may have written their name inside the front or back cover. the cover is intact, but may show scuffs or light creases, as well as a possible rolled corner. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. This gift edition hardback, presented in a beautiful foiled slipcase decorated with brand new line art by Jonny Duddle, will delight readers as they follow Harry and his friends through the fifth thrilling instalment of their adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Ĭhoose your shipping method in Checkout. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. He wishes me to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.' Dark times have come to Hogwarts. The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. 'You are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions. ![]() ![]() Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him.
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