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Books like Ancients Rising: 9 series to read next

Ancients Rising is set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ancients Rising is 9 books, 2020–2023.

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Dark-Hunter
Night Huntress
The White Rabbit Chronicles
GhostWalkers
Dirk & Steele
Twilight / Wings in the Night
The Midnight Breed
Tales of the Sazi
Breeds

Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Fantasy Lover →

Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

About vampires.

“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The White Rabbit ChroniclesSeries

seriesGena Showalter8 books2012

Zombie horror.

“Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed.”
from the catalogue description of Alice in Zombieland

Start with Alice in Zombieland →

GhostWalkersSeries

seriesChristine Feehan20 books2003

About psychic powers.

“Each book generally centers a different GhostWalker couple while advancing an ongoing conspiracy plot about the program's origins and enemies.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadow Game →

Dirk & SteeleSeries

seriesMarjorie M. Liu12 books2005

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and our world.

“Liu continues the series across many further novels and novellas, including The Red Heart of Jade, Shadow Touch, Soul Song and The Wild Road, each following different agents connected to the same world of hidden paranormal gifts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Where the Heart Lives →

Twilight / Wings in the NightSeries

seriesMaggie Shayne22 books1993

About vampires.

“Beginning with Twilight Phantasies in 1993, the series predates and helped establish the modern vampire-romance genre well before the paranormal romance boom of the 2000s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Twilight Phantasies →

The Midnight BreedSeries

seriesLara Adrian29 books2007

About vampires.

“Lara Adrian's long-running paranormal romance series, beginning with Kiss of Midnight, follows different Breed warriors and their human partners across twenty-five novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Touch of Midnight →

Tales of the SaziSeries

seriesCathy Clamp & C. T. Adams12 books2004

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world.

“Sue Qunetin has reached the end of her rope, she's desperate, and there's only one way out: death.”
from the catalogue description of Hunter's Moon

Start with Hunter's Moon →

BreedsSeries

seriesLora Leigh35 books2003

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Tempting the Beast →

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 Ancients Rising?: Dark-Hunter — the closest match to Ancients Rising on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ancients Rising?: Ancient Protector. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ancients Rising.
How big is Ancients Rising?: Ancients Rising is 9 books, 2020–2023.

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