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Books like Caged Universe: 9 series to read next

Caged Universe is set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Caged Universe is 14 books, 2011–2023.

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Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
GhostWalkers
Night
Anita Blake
Dark-Hunter
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Shifters / Werecats
Tempest (Julie Cross)
Animorphs

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy and paranormal, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

GhostWalkersSeries

seriesChristine Feehan20 books2003

Paranormal romance, tense in tone, about psychic powers, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book generally centers a different GhostWalker couple while advancing an ongoing conspiracy plot about the program's origins and enemies.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadow Game →

NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires.

“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 →

Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fantasy Lover →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Shifters / WerecatsSeries

seriesRachel Vincent7 books2007

Urban fantasy and paranormal, tense in tone, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Stray →

Tempest (Julie Cross)Series

seriesJulie Cross4 books2011

Time travel.

“The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix - an action-packed, roller-coaster of a ride, filled with drama, intrigue and romance in equal proportions.”
from the catalogue description of Tempest

Start with Tempest →

AnimorphsUniverse

universe66 books1996

Science fantasy, about aliens and war.

“The Yeerks are grey slugs the length of your thumb.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Caged Universe?: Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong) — the closest match to Caged Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Caged Universe?: Caged Universe is 14 books, 2011–2023.

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