Series
Books like Balefire: 9 series to read next
Balefire is fantasy, about witches and identity, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Balefire is 4 books, 2005–2006.
“In 2006 the American Library Association picked A Chalice of Wind as one of their notable children's books for that year.”
from the catalogue description
- The Curse Workers
- Sweep / Wicca (UK)
- Reason Cansino
- This Poison Heart
- American Gods
- The Dark Elite
- The Secret Circle
- House of Night
- Wicked (Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié)
- The Curse WorkersSeries
seriesHolly Black3 books2010
About curses and organized crime.
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- Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series
seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001
Urban fantasy, about witches, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Reason CansinoSeries
seriesJustine Larbalestier3 books2005
Fantasy and urban fantasy, about witches and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.
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- This Poison HeartSeries
seriesKalynn Bayron2 books2021
Fantasy, about witches and coming of age, set in contemporary and north america.
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- American GodsSeries
seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999
Mythic fantasy, about gods.
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- The Dark EliteSeries
seriesChloe Neill3 books2009
Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary and north america.
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- The Secret CircleSeries
seriesL. J. Smith & Gary Bowen8 books1992
Paranormal, about love triangle, set in small town.
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- House of NightSeries
seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007
Paranormal, about vampires.
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seriesDebbie Viguié & Nancy Holder5 books2002
Paranormal.
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Read next in Balefire
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 Balefire?
- The Curse Workers — the closest match to Balefire on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Balefire?
- A Chalice of Wind. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Balefire.
- How big is Balefire?
- Balefire is 4 books, 2005–2006.