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Books like Blood Lines: 9 series to read next

Blood Lines is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Blood Lines is 5 books, 2007–2011.

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Anita Blake
Blue Bloods
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Chicagoland Vampires Universe
House of Night
Vampire Academy Universe
Mercy Thompson
The Hollows
Henry Fitzroy

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense and dark 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 →

Blue BloodsUniverse

universe25 books2006

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

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Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy and paranormal, set in contemporary and 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 →

Chicagoland Vampires UniverseSeries

seriesChloe Neill25 books2009

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

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House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Marked →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

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Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

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The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

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 →

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 Blood Lines?: Anita Blake — the closest match to Blood Lines on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Blood Lines?: Matters of the Blood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Blood Lines.
How big is Blood Lines?: Blood Lines is 5 books, 2007–2011.

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