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Books like Barrett & Files: 9 series to read next

Barrett & Files is about vampires. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Barrett & Files is 26 books, 1990–2011.

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Anita Blake
Henry Fitzroy
The Dresden Files
Guardians Universe
Buffyverse
October Daye
Blue Bloods
The Morganville Vampires
Joe Pitt Casebooks

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark and tense 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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Henry FitzroySeries

seriesTanya Huff29 books1991

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

“Henry Fitzroy, bastard son of Henry VIII and Vampire foils a spy's plan to betray England to Napoleon's forces.”
from the catalogue description of What Manner of Man

Start with What Manner of Man →

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 →

Guardians UniverseSeries

seriesKeri Arthur17 books2006

About werewolves.

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BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

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

“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Blue BloodsUniverse

universe25 books2006

“The oldest families in America are not merely rich.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

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
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Start with Glass Houses →

Joe Pitt CasebooksSeries

seriesCharlie Huston5 books2005

Horror.

“Each casebook chronicles Joe Pitt's life as well as his struggles in the underground of vampyre clans of New York.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Already Dead →

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 Barrett & Files?: Anita Blake — the closest match to Barrett & Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Barrett & Files?: Barrett & Files is 26 books, 1990–2011.

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