Books Like The Dark Is Rising

If you liked The Dark Is Rising by Alex Jennings, start with The Patrick Melrose Novels (2014), The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 (2023), and Ballad of Perilous Graves (2022). These recommendations are drawn from the same author, shared genres, and reader overlap on BookOrb.

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Recommended next reads

1 The Patrick Melrose Novels 2014 · Alex Jennings · Same author
2 The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 2023 · 368 pages · Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Eugen Bacon, Milton Davis, Nalo Hopkinson, Ugochi Agoawike, Woppa Diallo, Donovan Hall, Wole Talabi, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tobi Ogundiran, Tlotlo Tsamaase, Jamal Hodge, Somto O. Ihezue, Suzanne van Rooyen, WC Dunlap, Cheryl Ntumy, Diwe Anyadu, Radha Zutshi Opubor, Alex Jennings, Akua Lezli Hope, Cecilia Caballero, Miguel O. Mitchell, Andrew Geoffrey Kwabena Moss, Bryant O'Hara, Ndaba Sibanda, Ishola Abdulwasiu Ayodele · Same author
3 Ballad of Perilous Graves 2022 · 1 pages · Alex Jennings · Same author
4 New Alex Jennings Novel #2 2025 · 384 pages · Alex Jennings · Same author
5 Here I Come and Other Stories 2017 · 315 pages · Alex Jennings · Same author
6 History of the World in Ten and a Half Chapters Julian Barnes, Alex Jennings · Same author
7 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Lib/E 2011 · Alex Jennings, Jenny Agutter · Same author

Frequently asked questions

What should I read after The Dark Is Rising?

BookOrb recommends The Patrick Melrose Novels (2014), The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022 (2023), Ballad of Perilous Graves (2022), New Alex Jennings Novel #2 (2025), and Here I Come and Other Stories (2017).

Are there books like The Dark Is Rising?

Yes. The list on this page is ranked from the closest matches BookOrb has for The Dark Is Rising.

Who wrote The Dark Is Rising?

The Dark Is Rising is by Alex Jennings.