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Books like Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 9 series to read next

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is urban fantasy, about vampires and monster hunting, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is 155 books, 1992–2018.

“Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner of the series under his production company Mutant Enemy Productions.”
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The Morganville Vampires
Anita Blake
Vampire Huntress Legend
House of Night
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Vladimir Tod Universe
The Hollows
Jerusalem's Lot
Blue Bloods

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

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

“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 →

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 Huntress LegendSeries

seriesL. A. Banks15 books2003

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend opens with Minion, introducing Damali Richards, a spoken-word artist and martial artist who moonlights as a vampire hunter.”
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Start with Minion →

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 →

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 →

Vladimir Tod UniverseSeries

seriesHeather Brewer9 books2007

Paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

Urban fantasy, about witches and demons, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The Turn →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
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Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Blue BloodsUniverse

universe25 books2006

About vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The oldest families in America are not merely rich.”
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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.

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What should I read after Buffy the Vampire Slayer?: The Morganville Vampires — the closest match to Buffy the Vampire Slayer on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Buffy the Vampire Slayer?: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
How big is Buffy the Vampire Slayer?: Buffy the Vampire Slayer is 155 books, 1992–2018.

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