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Books like Black Hat Bureau: 9 series to read next

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

Black Hat Bureau is 9 books, 2021–2023.

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October Daye
Cassandra Palmer
Rivers of London
The Cosa Nostradamus
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Alex Verus
Elves on the Road
The Hollows
Old World

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae, set in north america.

“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 →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

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Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Set in british isles.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

The Cosa NostradamusSeries

seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Dusted →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Set in north america.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

Alex VerusSeries

seriesBenedict Jacka14 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Starting with Fated, the series escalates from small jobs and favors into open conflict with the Council structure and Alex's own former master, as his precognitive gift proves more dangerous to wield than it first appears.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fated →

Elves on the RoadUniverse

universe47 books1989

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“A quartet of Elizabethan prequels with Roberta Gellis reaches back to the Tudor court, and the Diana Tregarde occult thrillers hang at the edges — a Guardian and romance writer whose casework keeps brushing the same concealed world.”
from the catalogue description

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The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About demons, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Old WorldSeries

seriesMelissa F. Olson30 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Companion Pieces →

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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 Black Hat Bureau?: October Daye — the closest match to Black Hat Bureau on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Black Hat Bureau?: Black Hat, White Witch. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Black Hat Bureau.
How big is Black Hat Bureau?: Black Hat Bureau is 9 books, 2021–2023.

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