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Books like Bigtime: 9 series to read next

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

Bigtime is 6 books, 2007–2015.

“After getting dumped by her crime-fighting fiance, reporter Carmen Cole starts exposing the country’s most powerful heroes and villains.”
from the catalogue description of Karma Girl

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The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)
Heroine Complex
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
Call of Crows
Paranormalcy
Icarus Project
The Great Cities
Menopausal Superheroes
Magical Washington

The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)Series

seriesTJ Klune3 books2020

About coming of age.

“The Extraordinaries follows Nick Bell, a fanfiction-writing teenager with ADHD who is infatuated with his city's resident superhero, Shadow Star, and decides the only way to get noticed is to become extraordinary himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Extraordinaries →

Heroine ComplexSeries

seriesSarah Kuhn7 books2016

Superhero and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.

“Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco's most beloved superheroine.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Heroine Complex →

Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Renegades →

Call of CrowsSeries

seriesShelly Laurenston3 books2015

Fantasy, about shapeshifters.

Start with The Unleashing →

ParanormalcySeries

seriesKiersten White3 books2010

Paranormal, about coming of age.

“As the tale progresses, Evie's professional duties begin to conflict with her growing desire for a normal life.”
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Start with Paranormalcy →

Icarus ProjectSeries

seriesCaitlin Kittredge & Jackie Kessler2 books2009

Science fiction, tense in tone, about friendship.

“The second book, Shades of Gray, was released in June 2010.”
from the catalogue description of Black and White

Start with Black and White →

The Great CitiesSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016

Fantasy.

“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 →

Menopausal SuperheroesSeries

seriesSamantha Bryant3 books2015

Superhero, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Going Through the Change →

Magical WashingtonUniverse

universe15 books2006

About witches.

“Only a few know how much of it never makes the ballot.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Bigtime?: The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune) — the closest match to Bigtime on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Bigtime?: Karma Girl. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Bigtime.
How big is Bigtime?: Bigtime is 6 books, 2007–2015.

Books like Bigtime: 9 series to read next

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