The Harry Potter phenomenon may be in high gear

at the moment, but in one week, kids and adults will no longer have a new installment to look forward to.

While no one book or series is likely ever to fully replace Harry Potter, experts do point to several books or series of books that may fulfill the same niche. The following list of books comes from the Deschutes Public Library System, associate professor Philip Nel and lecturer Craig Svonkin. For more suggestions, visit the If you like Harry Potter book list page on the librarys Web site, www.dpls.lib.or.us.

Books and Book Series:

The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander:

These books are older and a bit more advanced than the Harry Potter books. They follow the adventures of a young pig keeper.

The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin:

The books follow a young boy who serves as a wizards apprentice and how his powers grow and change.

His Dark Materials Trilogy

by Philip Pullman:

One of the books, The Golden Compass, will be made into a movie later this year. The books are about the church and free will. Nel calls Pullman a better writer than J.K. Rowling.

The Dark is Rising Sequence

by Susan Cooper:

A boy discovers he is destined to seek six magical signs that will help defeat evil forces.

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis:

These classic books follow brothers and sisters who enter the magical world of Narnia.

Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R. Tolkien:

The story of Frodo and the ring is a classic for a good reason.

The Time Quartet

by Madeleine LEngle:

The Wallace family travels through time to battle against cruelty and injustice.

The Bartimaeus Trilogy

by Jonathan Stroud:

These books take place in a parallel version of England in which magicians have established a kind of dictatorship.

Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer:

Fantasy adventure books with a sense of humor.

The Merlin, series by T.A. Baron:

These books introduce kids to the legend of King Arthur.

Charlie Bone series by Jenny Nemmo:

The series follows Charlie Bones, who has the ability to hear people in photographs talking.

The Year of the Griffin

by Diana Wynn Jones:

The story follows an underfunded wizard school. Jones has written dozens of other books including Howls Moving Castle, Castle in the Air and The Dark Lord of Derkholm.

The Wee Free Men

by Terry Pratchett:

The book follows young Tiffany Aching as she tries to become a witch. Del calls this author very fun to teach and hilarious.