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Books like American Gods: 9 series to read next

American Gods is fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

American Gods is 10 books, 1999–2020.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

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Mythago Wood
Alderley
Black Dragon
The Curse Workers
Genie Lo
Crane's View
Modern Tale of Faerie
The Dark Is Rising
The Goddess War

Mythago WoodSeries

seriesRobert Holdstock7 books1984

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mythago Wood →

AlderleySeries

seriesAlan Garner4 books1960

About quests.

“The three books span most of Garner's writing life rather than forming one continuous trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Weirdstone of Brisingamen →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

Mystery & detective, about dragons and friendship.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Tense in tone, about curses.

“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 →

Genie LoSeries

seriesF. C. Yee2 books2017

Adventurous in tone.

“Genie Lo is one among droves of Ivy-hopeful overachievers in her sleepy Bay Area suburb.”
from the catalogue description of The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Start with The Epic Crush of Genie Lo →

Crane's ViewSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll3 books1998

Literary & general, set in small town.

Start with Kissing the Beehive →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About fae.

Start with Tithe →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Adventurous in tone.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

The Goddess WarSeries

seriesKendare Blake5 books2013

About war.

Start with Antigoddess →

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 American Gods?: Mythago Wood — the closest match to American Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with American Gods?: Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for American Gods.
How big is American Gods?: American Gods is 10 books, 1999–2020.

Books like American Gods: 9 series to read next

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