Books like The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan reads as witty, fast. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J.K. Rowling · 1999
Shares the comingofage thread
77% genome match
Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan · 2005
Shares the comingofage thread
73% genome match
The Shepherd's Crown
Terry Pratchett
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Playing with fire
Derek Landy · 2008
Shares the comingofage thread
70% genome match
Exile
Shannon Messenger · 2012
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill · 2016
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Golem's Eye
Jonathan Stroud · 2004
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The iron trial
Holly Black · 2014
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Raybearer
Jordan Ifueko
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The Sword in the Stone
T.H. White · 1938
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
The School for Good and Evil
Soman Chainani · 2007
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
How to Speak Dragonese
Cressida Cowell · 2005
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
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