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Books like Blue Bloods: 9 series to read next

Blue Bloods is urban fantasy, about vampires, set in north america and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Blue Bloods is 25 books across 4 series, 2006–2023.

“The oldest families in America are not merely rich.”
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The Morganville Vampires
House of Night
The Mortal Instruments
Anita Blake
Vampire Academy Universe
Night Huntress
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Buffyverse
The Vampire Diaries

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.”
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Start with Glass Houses →

House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

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

“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.”
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Start with Marked →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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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.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Fantasy and paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Urban fantasy and paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
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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.”
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Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

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.”
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The Vampire DiariesUniverse

universe29 books1991

Paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“Around this core sit the companions — the Stefan's Diaries prequels reaching back to 1864, short fiction, and spin-offs like the Bennett Witch Chronicles that follow the town's witch bloodline.”
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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 Blue Bloods?: The Morganville Vampires — the closest match to Blue Bloods on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Blue Bloods?: Blue Bloods is 25 books across 4 series, 2006–2023.

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