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Books like Answered Prayers: 9 series to read next

Answered Prayers is fantasy, set in contemporary, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Answered Prayers is 6 books, 1987–1994.

“Like many of Carroll's works, it straddles the horror and fantasy genres.”
from the catalogue description of Bones of the Moon

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American Gods
Crane's View
The Midnight World
Vincent Ettrich
Southern Reach Trilogy
A Monster Calls
Mythago Wood
Ægypt
Fifth Child

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“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

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Crane's ViewSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll3 books1998

Set in small town.

Start with Kissing the Beehive →

The Midnight WorldSeries

seriesMatt Haig2 books2020

About second chance.

“In particular, they frequently wonder how different things might have been had they made other choices at pivotal moments in their lives.”
from the catalogue description of The Midnight Library

Start with The Midnight Library →

Vincent EttrichSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll4 books1999

Surrealism.

Start with White Apples →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Science fiction and weird fiction.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

A Monster CallsSeries

seriesPatrick Ness, Adam Peck & Sally Cookson2 books2011

About coming of age, set in british isles.

“A Monster Calls follows a boy struggling with his mother's terminal illness, who is visited each night by a tree-like monster demanding an honest story from him in exchange for the unsettling tales it tells.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Monster Calls →

Mythago WoodSeries

seriesRobert Holdstock7 books1984

Mythic fantasy, set in 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 →

ÆgyptSeries

seriesJohn Crowley5 books1987

About books and reading.

“Does the world have a secret history, encoded in myth and legend, reflected in the very windings of our brains?”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Ægypt →

Fifth ChildSeries

seriesDoris Lessing2 books1988

About parenthood.

Start with The Fifth Child →

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 Answered Prayers?: American Gods — the closest match to Answered Prayers on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Answered Prayers?: Bones of the Moon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Answered Prayers.
How big is Answered Prayers?: Answered Prayers is 6 books, 1987–1994.

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