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Books like Cruentus Curse: 9 series to read next

Cruentus Curse is 3 books, 2011–2017.

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The Mortal Instruments
The Dark Is Rising
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
House of Night
Vampire Academy Universe
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
The Morganville Vampires
Caster Chronicles / Beautiful Creatures Universe

universe70 books2007

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

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The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in british isles and contemporary.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

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 →

House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

Paranormal, 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 →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

Adventurous in tone, about immortality, set in our world and contemporary.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Glass Houses →

Caster Chronicles / Beautiful Creatures UniverseSeries

seriesKami Garcia & Margaret Stohl8 books2009

Set in contemporary and north america.

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Why these

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What should I read after Cruentus Curse?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to Cruentus Curse on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Cruentus Curse?: Bloodspell. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Cruentus Curse.
How big is Cruentus Curse?: Cruentus Curse is 3 books, 2011–2017.

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