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Books like Carpathian: 9 series to read next

Carpathian is paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Carpathian is 48 books, 1999–2026.

“Carpathian is Christine Feehan's long-running paranormal romance series about an ancient, near-immortal species who slowly lose color and feeling until they find a lifemate who restores both.”
from the catalogue description

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Black Dagger
Vampire Academy Universe
Night Huntress
Dark-Hunter
The Vampire Chronicles
Tantalize / Quincie, Kieren and Zachary
Twilight / Wings in the Night
The Vampire Diaries
Evernight Universe

Black DaggerUniverse

universe52 books2005

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“Come to Caldwell, New York, after dark, where the war has been running longer than the city has had a name.”
from the catalogue description

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Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

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Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Urban fantasy.

“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
from the catalogue description

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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
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Start with Fantasy Lover →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Horror and gothic.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Tantalize / Quincie, Kieren and ZacharySeries

seriesCynthia Leitich Smith4 books2007

“Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night?”
from the catalogue description of Tantalize

Start with Tantalize →

Twilight / Wings in the NightSeries

seriesMaggie Shayne22 books1993

Paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

“Beginning with Twilight Phantasies in 1993, the series predates and helped establish the modern vampire-romance genre well before the paranormal romance boom of the 2000s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Twilight Phantasies →

The Vampire DiariesUniverse

universe29 books1991

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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Evernight UniverseSeries

seriesClaudia Gray7 books2008

Start with Balthazar →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Carpathian?: Black Dagger — the closest match to Carpathian on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Carpathian?: Dark Prince. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Carpathian.
How big is Carpathian?: Carpathian is 48 books, 1999–2026.

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