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Books like Athanate: 9 series to read next

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

Athanate is 14 books, 2012–2024.

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Cassandra Palmer
Anita Blake
Kitty Norville
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Guardians Universe
The Hollows
Mercy Thompson
Vampire Huntress Legend
The Dresden Files

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

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Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about werewolves, set in contemporary and north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

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

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

Guardians UniverseSeries

seriesKeri Arthur17 books2006

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about vampires and werewolves, set in contemporary.

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The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

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Vampire Huntress LegendSeries

seriesL. A. Banks15 books2003

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend opens with Minion, introducing Damali Richards, a spoken-word artist and martial artist who moonlights as a vampire hunter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Minion →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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 →

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 Athanate?: Cassandra Palmer — the closest match to Athanate on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Athanate?: Change of Regime. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Athanate.
How big is Athanate?: Athanate is 14 books, 2012–2024.

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