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Books like Colin McCool: 9 series to read next

Colin McCool is urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Colin McCool is 14 books, 2013–2020.

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The Dresden Files
The Hollows
The Iron Druid Chronicles
Night Huntress
Kitty Norville
Cassandra Palmer
Rivers of London
Mercy Thompson
The Mortal Instruments

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary and big city.

“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.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About demons.

Start with The Turn →

The Iron Druid ChroniclesSeries

seriesKevin Hearne70 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“All the books, including short stories, have recorded audiobooks narrated by Luke Daniels and Christopher Ragland”
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Start with The Chapel Perilous →

Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Paranormal romance.

“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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Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

About werewolves.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
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Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in british isles.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
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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 Colin McCool?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to Colin McCool on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Colin McCool?: Colin McCool & the Vampire Dwarf. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Colin McCool.
How big is Colin McCool?: Colin McCool is 14 books, 2013–2020.

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