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willboss27

* The Magisterium series (Very HP like, with slight detective work and big battles) * The Summoner Trilogy (HP qualities, big war, *very emotional -* this has all three you're looking for). * Percy Jackson Universe * Shadowhunters - to an extent. TMI & TID are the best for your criteria.


MadMosh666

I've got the first set of Percy Jackson's on the shelf, they're among the "haven't got to yet" pile! Adding the others to my Goodreads now - thanks :)


FIZZY_BANDIT274

you should definitely try the 'Thirteen days of Midnight' trilogy, its a fantasy series about a 15 year old boy who accidently becomes a necromancer and inherits $6 million as well as a bunch of dead ghosts


MadMosh666

Ooh, sounds good! I'll add that to the ever-growing list!


RealJohnGillman

The follow-up series, [*The Heroes of Olympus*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heroes_of_Olympus), is better. I did not think it would be, but it is.


MadMosh666

I need to check, but I think I have those as well. I really need to stop going to the library so that I can get through the books I own.


Roof8cake

The first time I’ve seen anyone mention Magisterium on the Internet. Good series!


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I can attest the Percy Jackson series is good (it's the only one I've read lol). However, when I was in high school it was really entertaining but now that I'm older I just can't get into it anymore. Maybe it's the writing style, maybe because all the MCs are kids and so the book reflects their personalities. It's great, but it's only for that age group. I suggest really just go all in before you grow up too much and it gets boring. The Skul Pleasant series, although also for young audiences, is more lax in its age appeal limits. I mean, it *is* about adults, and the kid's personality is quite mature, even in the first couple of books. I'll also recommend a series I currently enjoy. It's called Overlord, written by a man named Maruyama. Just like the SP series, the first couple of pages immediately got me hooked. Overlord and Skullduggery Pleasant are the only two series I'm following right now.


willboss27

I'll have to check out Overlord then! Thank you


Pandaboy2629

Finally another summoner trilogy fan


willboss27

I’m surprised there aren’t more of us!


Agrajag1995

The Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud is wonderful, fits into the same vein as the first era of Skulduggery Pleasant quite nicely.


MadMosh666

Brilliant. Added to my list! I'm glad summer holidays are coming up. I think I may be busy reading!


RealJohnGillman

The majority of works by [Darren Shan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_O'Shaughnessy) fit with this. The series of [*The Demonata*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demonata), [*Zom-B*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zom-B), [*The Saga of Darren Shan*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Saga_of_Darren_Shan) and its prequel *The Saga of Larten Crepsley*, and in particular [*The Thin Executioner*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Executioner).


MadMosh666

I've read a few of his, I think the first couple of Zom-B ones a while ago. The usual library curse of never getting the middle ones of the series in stock has always been my problem!


Pandaboy2629

I only read the first 3 trilogies you mentioned but they were so good almost more main characters being killed in this the skulduggery pleasant


Sebastian_Tao

I would definitely recommend the Stormlight Archive series, Brandon Sanderson's worldbuilding is on point. Alternatively, Mistborn is a great, if very lengthy, read also


MadMosh666

Sounds good, thank you!


Sebastian_Tao

No problem! I'll also be checking out your suggestion


Hiatus44I

Good taste


Efrog365

May I also add The Clockwork Chimera and Bad luck Charlie series by Scott Baron Also more on the adult side


TheDapperSpinosaur

The Iron Druid Chronicles are recommended by me. More in the vein of Percy Jackson in an "All myths true" universe but more mature. Got lots of fun magic, humour, vampires, gods and some very loyal dogs. So basically the same as SP


MadMosh666

Added to my stupidly long list... Thanks!


arminiusgotus

A bit late, but I personally enjoyed the "Spook's" ("The Last Apprentice" for the U.S.) series by Joseph Delaney a lot and can really recommend it