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Books like Beyond the Shadows: 9 series to read next

Beyond the Shadows is set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Beyond the Shadows is 3 books, 2018–2020.

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Downside Ghosts / Chess Putnam
The Curse Workers
Necromancer Universe
Anita Blake
Jack Nightingale
Unbound (Rachel Vincent)
Guardians Universe
Nocturne City
Eric Carter Universe

Downside Ghosts / Chess PutnamSeries

seriesStacia Kane13 books2010

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“THE DEPARTED HAVE ARRIVED.The world is not the way it was.”
from the catalogue description of Unholy Ghosts

Start with Unholy Ghosts →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Fantasy, about family secrets, set in north america.

“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 →

Necromancer UniverseSeries

seriesLish McBride9 books2010

Set in north america.

Start with Heads Will Roll →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires, set in 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 →

Jack NightingaleSeries

seriesStephen Leather, Alex Shaw, Andrew Fusek Peters, Conrad Jones, Lynne Waterman, Matt Hilton & Robert Waterman39 books2010

Set in contemporary.

“Stephen Leather's series follows Nightingale as people around him start dying in increasingly inexplicable ways, forcing a skeptic into treating the occult threat as real.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nightfall →

Unbound (Rachel Vincent)Series

seriesRachel Vincent3 books2011

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about organized crime, set in contemporary and our world.

“When her friend's daughter goes missing, paranormal tracker Liv Warren has no choice but to find the girl and save her from a dark criminal underworld.”
from the catalogue description of Blood Bound

Start with Blood Bound →

Guardians UniverseSeries

seriesKeri Arthur17 books2006

About werewolves and vampires.

Reading order →

Nocturne CitySeries

seriesCaitlin Kittredge6 books2008

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night… Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace.”
from the catalogue description of Night Life

Start with Night Life →

Eric Carter UniverseSeries

seriesStephen Blackmoore10 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Returning as a zombie after being bumped off by a rival crime boss, Joe Sunday tries to locate a talisman that can grant immortality before every other thug in Los Angeles can find it.”
from the catalogue description of City of the Lost

Start with City of the Lost →

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 Beyond the Shadows?: Downside Ghosts / Chess Putnam — the closest match to Beyond the Shadows on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Beyond the Shadows?: Gangs and Ghosts. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Beyond the Shadows.
How big is Beyond the Shadows?: Beyond the Shadows is 3 books, 2018–2020.

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