Sequels or retellings of classics NOT written by the author of the original

1.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,432 ratings
2.
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 77,903 ratings
3.
The Child Thief
The Child Thief
by: Brom
4.08 avg rating — 21,103 ratings
4.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,161 ratings
5.
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)
The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 46,652 ratings
6.
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 86,562 ratings
7.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast 4.05 avg rating — 82,281 ratings
8.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating — 92,112 ratings
9.
Wide Sargasso Sea
Wide Sargasso Sea
by: Jean Rhys
3.59 avg rating — 103,267 ratings
10.
Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily 3.96 avg rating — 29,131 ratings
11.
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,922 ratings
12.
Cosette: The Sequel to Les Miserables
Cosette: The Sequel to Les Miserables 3.29 avg rating — 339 ratings
12.
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)
Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) 4.41 avg rating — 304,190 ratings
14.
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5)
Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) 3.94 avg rating — 151,470 ratings
15.
Heartless
Heartless 4.09 avg rating — 243,098 ratings
16.
Before Green Gables
Before Green Gables 3.95 avg rating — 16,552 ratings
17.
The Sultan of Monte Cristo (Sequels to the Count of Monte Cristo, #1)
The Sultan of Monte Cristo (Sequels to the Count of Monte Cristo, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 463 ratings
18.
Hook & Jill (Hook and Jill Saga, #1)
Hook & Jill (Hook and Jill Saga, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 483 ratings
19.
Grendel
Grendel 3.69 avg rating — 41,617 ratings
20.
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister 3.54 avg rating — 61,937 ratings
21.
Peter Pan in Scarlet
Peter Pan in Scarlet 3.53 avg rating — 7,479 ratings
22.
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5)
The Once and Future King (The Once and Future King, #1-5) 4.07 avg rating — 116,431 ratings
23.
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) 4.40 avg rating — 396,149 ratings
24.
Snow
Snow 3.80 avg rating — 9,161 ratings
25.
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces 4.20 avg rating — 77,512 ratings
26.
Scarlett
Scarlett 3.66 avg rating — 67,909 ratings
27.
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1)
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 85,748 ratings
28.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,421 ratings
29.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 141,410 ratings
30.
Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure
Romeo and/or Juliet: A Chooseable-Path Adventure 3.85 avg rating — 5,012 ratings
31.
Anansi Boys
Anansi Boys 4.04 avg rating — 228,351 ratings
32.
The Sleeper and the Spindle
The Sleeper and the Spindle 3.87 avg rating — 53,627 ratings
33.
Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast"
Belle: A Retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" 3.70 avg rating — 7,547 ratings
34.
Prospero Lost (Prospero's Daughter, #1)
Prospero Lost (Prospero's Daughter, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 672 ratings
35.
The Time Ships
The Time Ships 3.95 avg rating — 6,339 ratings
36.
Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #2)
Racso and the Rats of NIMH (Rats of NIMH, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 4,044 ratings
37.
Dodger
Dodger 3.94 avg rating — 27,642 ratings
38.
Jane
Jane 3.58 avg rating — 9,107 ratings
38.
Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red 3.76 avg rating — 8,559 ratings
40.
Peter Darling
Peter Darling 4.05 avg rating — 11,406 ratings
41.
Son of a Witch (The Wicked Years, #2)
Son of a Witch (The Wicked Years, #2) 3.51 avg rating — 68,840 ratings
41.
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions 4.01 avg rating — 73,245 ratings
43.
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer 4.03 avg rating — 45,116 ratings
43.
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6) 4.16 avg rating — 127,782 ratings
45.
Alias Hook
Alias Hook 3.60 avg rating — 2,679 ratings
46.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters 3.28 avg rating — 12,186 ratings
47.
Hester: The Missing Years of The Scarlet Letter
Hester: The Missing Years of The Scarlet Letter 3.54 avg rating — 358 ratings
48.
Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5)
Stars Above (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5) 4.15 avg rating — 104,291 ratings
49.
Mermaid
Mermaid 3.62 avg rating — 6,104 ratings
50.
Cloaked
Cloaked 3.64 avg rating — 15,419 ratings
51.
Beastly (Beastly, #1)
Beastly (Beastly, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 178,199 ratings
51.
A Whole New World
A Whole New World 3.48 avg rating — 37,480 ratings
53.
Snow, Glass, Apples
Snow, Glass, Apples 4.13 avg rating — 6,834 ratings
54.
The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter (Sequels to the Count of Monte Cristo, #11)
The Boy Who Played With Dark Matter (Sequels to the Count of Monte Cristo, #11) 4.05 avg rating — 277 ratings
54.
Rose Daughter
Rose Daughter 3.79 avg rating — 21,569 ratings
56.
Dracula the Un-Dead
Dracula the Un-Dead 3.15 avg rating — 6,731 ratings
57.
Sleepy Hollow: Rise Headless and Ride (Jason Crane, #1)
Sleepy Hollow: Rise Headless and Ride (Jason Crane, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 1,280 ratings
58.
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1)
Anno Dracula (Anno Dracula, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 14,782 ratings
58.
Jack Maggs
Jack Maggs 3.69 avg rating — 4,404 ratings
60.
Prospero in Hell (Prospero's Daughter, #2)
Prospero in Hell (Prospero's Daughter, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 343 ratings
60.
Lost Boy
Lost Boy 4.20 avg rating — 32,701 ratings
62.
Tigerheart
Tigerheart 3.69 avg rating — 853 ratings
63.
Part of Your World
Part of Your World 3.74 avg rating — 22,018 ratings
64.
Fool
Fool 3.97 avg rating — 56,910 ratings
64.
Lo's Diary
Lo's Diary
by: Pia Pera
2.94 avg rating — 354 ratings
64.
Wishing for Tomorrow: The Sequel to A Little Princess
Wishing for Tomorrow: The Sequel to A Little Princess 3.73 avg rating — 828 ratings
67.
Moriarty
Moriarty 3.48 avg rating — 86 ratings
68.
The Third Jungle Book
The Third Jungle Book 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
69.
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres 3.82 avg rating — 71,369 ratings
69.
UnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1)
UnEnchanted (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 42,884 ratings
71.
Tim Cratchit's Christmas Carol: The Sequel to the Celebrated Dickens Classic
Tim Cratchit's Christmas Carol: The Sequel to the Celebrated Dickens Classic 4.34 avg rating — 44 ratings
72.
Jenna Starborn
Jenna Starborn 3.34 avg rating — 2,065 ratings
72.
Never Never
Never Never 3.57 avg rating — 1,895 ratings
72.
Grimm Diaries Prequels (The Grimm Diaries Prequels #1-6)
Grimm Diaries Prequels (The Grimm Diaries Prequels #1-6) 3.86 avg rating — 4,083 ratings
75.
Snow in Summer
Snow in Summer 3.51 avg rating — 2,025 ratings
76.
The Dragon Hoard
The Dragon Hoard 3.88 avg rating — 235 ratings
77.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,202 ratings
78.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,721 ratings
79.
Spindle's End
Spindle's End 3.83 avg rating — 25,088 ratings
80.
Spinning Starlight
Spinning Starlight 3.76 avg rating — 2,210 ratings
80.
Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4)
Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 14,061 ratings
82.
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1)
Scarlet (Scarlet, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 25,201 ratings
82.
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3)
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 23,311 ratings
84.
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The War of the Worlds
The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The War of the Worlds 4.28 avg rating — 3,927 ratings
85.
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)
Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 36,317 ratings
85.
Bewitching (Kendra Chronicles, #2)
Bewitching (Kendra Chronicles, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 10,534 ratings
87.
Fairest
Fairest 3.89 avg rating — 68,550 ratings
87.
Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story
Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story 3.30 avg rating — 2,320 ratings
89.
The World Above
The World Above 3.90 avg rating — 4,474 ratings
90.
Shadow Spinner
Shadow Spinner 4.08 avg rating — 8,373 ratings
91.
Robinson Crusoe 2244 (Robinson Crusoe, #1)
Robinson Crusoe 2244 (Robinson Crusoe, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
92.
The Bridge to Never Land (Peter and the Starcatchers, #5)
The Bridge to Never Land (Peter and the Starcatchers, #5) 4.04 avg rating — 5,528 ratings
93.
A Kiss in Time
A Kiss in Time 3.75 avg rating — 19,530 ratings
94.
Jack and the Giants
Jack and the Giants
by: J.R. Rain
3.20 avg rating — 184 ratings
94.
Fairest of All (Villains, #1)
Fairest of All (Villains, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 51,098 ratings
96.
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)
The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 155,510 ratings
96.
Midnight Pearls
Midnight Pearls 3.69 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
98.
Mirrored (Kendra Chronicles, #3)
Mirrored (Kendra Chronicles, #3) 3.68 avg rating — 2,506 ratings
99.
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1)
Alice (The Chronicles of Alice, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 50,230 ratings
100.
A Study in Emerald
A Study in Emerald 4.16 avg rating — 9,247 ratings
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