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Books like Alex Verus: 9 series to read next

Alex Verus is urban fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Alex Verus is 14 books, 2012–2022.

“Starting with Fated, the series escalates from small jobs and favors into open conflict with the Council structure and Alex's own former master, as his precognitive gift proves more dangerous to wield than it first appears.”
from the catalogue description

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The Dresden Files
Rivers of London
Checquy Files
October Daye
The Cosa Nostradamus
Meredith Gentry
The Curse Workers
An Inheritance of Magic
The Hollows

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Set in north america.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

About murder investigation.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

Checquy FilesSeries

seriesDaniel O'Malley4 books2012

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The premise of paranormal bureaucracy and espionage continues across the rest of the Checquy novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Rook →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae, set in north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

The Cosa NostradamusSeries

seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Dusted →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and court intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About family secrets and organized crime, set in north america.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

An Inheritance of MagicSeries

seriesBenedict Jacka3 books2023

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with An Inheritance of Magic →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Alex Verus?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to Alex Verus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Alex Verus?: Fated. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Alex Verus.
How big is Alex Verus?: Alex Verus is 14 books, 2012–2022.

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