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Books like Captivity: 9 series to read next

Captivity is 4 books, 2019–2021.

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Good Omens
American Gods
London Below
The Mortal Instruments
The Dresden Files
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Anita Blake
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
All Souls

Good OmensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett2 books1990

Humor and fantasy, about prophecy, set in contemporary.

Start with Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

London BelowSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman5 books1996

Fantasy, about transported to another world, set in british isles and contemporary.

“Most notable is the appearance of the Floating Market at Harrods rather than under Battersea power station.”
from the catalogue description of Neverwhere

Start with Neverwhere →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in contemporary and north america.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, funny in tone, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

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 →

All SoulsSeries

seriesDeborah Harkness5 books2011

Historical fantasy, about vampires and witches, set in contemporary.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

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 Captivity?: Good Omens — the closest match to Captivity on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Captivity?: Captivity. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Captivity.
How big is Captivity?: Captivity is 4 books, 2019–2021.

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