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Books like Athanor: 9 series to read next

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

Athanor is 3 books, 1998–2004.

“As the millennium approaches, King Arthur strives with technology and high magic to protect his immortal subjects from human discovery.”
from the catalogue description of Changer

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The Dresden Files
American Gods
The Great Cities
Mercy Thompson
Dragonfire
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Veil
The Goddess War
Modern Tale of Faerie

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

The Great CitiesSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

“N. K. Jemisin's Great Cities duology imagines that great cities can awaken as living, sentient avatars defending themselves against extradimensional threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City We Became →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

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

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DragonfireUniverse

universe24 books2008

Paranormal romance.

“Strike a match against the dark and a dragon answers.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About immortality and wizards.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Alchemyst →

The VeilSeries

seriesChristopher Golden3 books2006

Set in otherworld.

“Now he will marry a lovely young woman bearing the Bascombe stamp of approval.”
from the catalogue description of The Myth Hunters

Start with The Myth Hunters →

The Goddess WarSeries

seriesKendare Blake5 books2013

About war.

Start with Antigoddess →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

Start with Tithe →

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 Athanor?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to Athanor on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Athanor?: Changer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Athanor.
How big is Athanor?: Athanor is 3 books, 1998–2004.

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