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Books like Ava (Lish McBride): 9 series to read next

Ava (Lish McBride) is urban fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ava (Lish McBride) is 3 books, 2014–2017.

“Ava, a contracted assassin who starts fires with her mind, desperately tries to escape a magical mafia after she is asked to kill a family friend.”
from the catalogue description of Firebug

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The Curse Workers
The Mortal Instruments
Meredith Gentry
The Legendborn Cycle
Necromancer Universe
The Morganville Vampires
Modern Tale of Faerie
Sweep / Wicca (UK)
Anita Blake

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About family secrets and 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 →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

The Legendborn CycleSeries

seriesTracy Deonn3 books2020

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

“Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager who enrolls in an early-college program and stumbles into a secret society descended from Arthurian legend operating alongside her North Carolina campus.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Legendborn →

Necromancer UniverseSeries

seriesLish McBride9 books2010

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with Heads Will Roll →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

About vampires, set in small town.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About fae.

Start with Tithe →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

About witches.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Ava (Lish McBride)?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Ava (Lish McBride) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ava (Lish McBride)?: Firebug. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ava (Lish McBride).
How big is Ava (Lish McBride)?: Ava (Lish McBride) is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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