Books like Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling reads as immersive, dark. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J.K. Rowling · 2003
Shares the comingofage thread
97% genome match
The Sword in the Stone
T.H. White · 1938
Shares the comingofage thread
77% genome match
Among Others
Jo Walton · 2012
Shares the comingofage thread
73% genome match
Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett
Shares the comingofage thread
71% genome match
The Magicians
Lev Grossman · 2009
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Princess Academy
Shannon Hale · 2005
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Castle of Llyr
Lloyd Alexander · 1966
Shares the comingofage thread
78% genome match
Airborn
Kenneth Oppel · 1997
Shares the comingofage thread
77% genome match
The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin · 1971
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko
Shares the comingofage thread
77% genome match
Blood secret
Kathryn Lasky · 2004
Shares the comingofage thread
76% genome match
Dealing with Dragons
Patricia C. Wrede · 1990
Shares the comingofage thread
72% genome match
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