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Books like Buffyverse: 9 series to read next

Buffyverse is urban fantasy and horror, about monster hunting, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Buffyverse is 205 books across 15 series, 1992–2024.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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Jerusalem's Lot
Anita Blake
The Morganville Vampires
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
House of Night
Crusade (Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié)
Vladimir Tod Universe
Vampire Huntress Legend
Vampire Academy Universe

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about grief and loss.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark and tense 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 →

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 →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

About survival.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

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 →

Crusade (Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguié)Series

seriesDebbie Viguié & Nancy Holder3 books2010

Tense and dark in tone, about vampires and monster hunting, set in contemporary and our world.

“The first of a series about a group of teens who fight vampires”
from the catalogue description of Crusade

Start with Crusade →

Vladimir Tod UniverseSeries

seriesHeather Brewer9 books2007

Paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Minion →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Paranormal romance and fantasy, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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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 Buffyverse?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Buffyverse on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Buffyverse?: Buffyverse is 205 books across 15 series, 1992–2024.

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