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12 books with a reading profile close to The Dark Prophecy by Rick Riordan. Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

1

Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo

by Rick Riordan

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

In this short story, Percy Jackson is celebrating Grover Underwood’s birthday when the god Apollo appears to demand a favor.
2

Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Books I-III

by Rick Riordan

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Percy Jackson is a twelve-year-old student who discovers he is a demigod son of Poseidon.
3

Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery

by Kurtis J. Wiebe

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Hannah the rock-abilly elven mage, Violet the hipster dwarven fighter, Dee the atheist human cleric, and Betty the hippy smidgen thief comprise the Rat Queens, a rowdy mercenary crew in the fantasy town of Palisade.
4

Quidditch Through the Ages

by J.K. Rowling

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

Presented as a facsimile of a library book from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this volume details the historical evolution of the wizarding world's premier sport.
5

Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy

by Cassandra Clare

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This collection of ten linked stories follows Simon Lewis, once a mortal, then a vampire, who becomes a Shadowhunter trainee at the Academy in Idris.
6

Hogwarts Library

by J. K. Rowling, Olivia Lomenech Gill

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

The Hogwarts Library is a three-volume collection containing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
7

Ghosts of the Shadow Market

by Cassandra Clare

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This collection of short stories sits in the Shadowhunters world and centers on the Shadow Market, the nighttime bazaar where warlocks, vampires, fey and werewolves trade goods and secrets away from the Nephilim.
8

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking

by T. Kingfisher

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Fourteen-year-old Mona possesses a niche magical talent: she can manipulate dough and animate baked goods.
9

Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

by N.D. Stevenson

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

At Miss Qiunzella Thiskwin Penniquiqulth Thistle Crumpet's Camp for Hardcore Lady Types, five cabin mates—Jo, April, Molly, Mal, and Ripley—encounter supernatural anomalies deep in the woods.
10

A Tourist Guide To Lancre

by Stephen Briggs, Terry Pratchett

Also practical and outward-looking · entertainment, accessible

This guidebook provides a topographical and cultural inventory of Lancre, the highland kingdom situated within the Ramtop Mountains.
11

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

by Leigh Bardugo

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

Princess Diana of Themyscira yearns to prove her worth to her Amazon sisters by competing in a grueling race across their isolated island.
12

The Assassin's Blade

by Sarah J. Maas

Also practical and clear-cut · entertainment, accessible

This collection of five prequel novellas follows Celaena Sardothien, a teenage assassin serving the ruthless Arobynn Hamel in the city of Rifthold.

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