
But searching the web, there must be a million suggestions for Harry Potter readalikes out there. Having a few titles on hand to suggest is always handing. Or maybe the enjoyed the movies, don’t want to read the books but would be open to reading something similar.


The Harry Potter books might have been the only books they have read. What to read if you liked Harry Potter is also something I deal with for older students. What should I read after Harry Potter? After students discover their love for Harry Potter and have re read it a few times, worked their way through all the accompanying companion books, information books about how the movies were made, History of Magic, short stories, screen plays and novelty books (the ones with working wands have to be the top favourites), they finally reach a point of wanting something similar but different. Ages 14 up.It has to be the question I get most as a teacher librarian.

Though some plot twists are predictable, England successfully develops the intrigue surrounding maz-15, and the will-they/won't-they nature of Remi and Diz's relationship keeps the story engaging. England (The Disasters) creates a well-rounded, multicultural crew in a world that blends fantasy and science fiction. The group began siphoning maz from MMC to make money, but they quickly find themselves in the middle of a larger conspiracy involving the spellplague and a new kind of maz called maz-15. Orphaned by the spellplague, Diz, caretaker Jaesin, and nonbinary spellweaver Remi formed a family, adopting wealthy techwitch Ania though her parents are still alive. MMC stepped in to clean up and now charges for maz.

A decade ago, an earthquake released the spellplague, or contaminated maz, into the world, killing thousands and infecting many others with a chronic illness that worsens with time. In a world where 14 strains of magic, called maz, are regulated by Maz Management Corporation, 18-year-old tech genius Dizmon "Diz" Hela and her best friends are pulling off their final maz siphoning heist before the latter leave Kyrkarta for Jattapore.
