You read Harry Potter as a kid (or an adult who was not ashamed). Now you want something with the same warmth, worldbuilding, and sense of wonder, but written for grown-ups. These five series deliver.
A legendary figure tells his story at a university for magic. Beautiful writing and a deeply human protagonist. Warning: the trilogy is unfinished.
A young mage studies at a wizard school and must confront a shadow he unleashed. The DNA of Harry Potter is here, written 30 years earlier.
What if Harry Potter went to magic school as a depressed 20-something? Cynical, literary, and surprisingly emotional. The anti-Hogwarts.
A man lives alone in an impossible house full of statues. Strange, beautiful, and only 250 pages. The sense of wonder is pure Hogwarts.
Greek mythology retold as literary fiction. A goddess finding her power on a lonely island. The mythological depth that Harry Potter hints at, fully realized.