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Books like DC: 9 series to read next

DC is fantasy and superhero, about wizards, set in our world and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

DC is 542 books across 74 series, 1942–2026.

“Above Metropolis a figure holds the sun at his back; across the bay, Gotham keeps its secrets in the dark.”
from the catalogue description

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Young Wizards
The Dresden Files
Heir Chronicles
Sorcery Hall
Alchemist's Son
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Scholomance
Midnighters
His Dark Materials

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

“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 →

Heir ChroniclesSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima5 books2006

Urban fantasy and fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary and north america.

“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Warrior Heir →

Sorcery HallSeries

seriesSuzy McKee Charnas3 books1985

Urban fantasy and fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and wizards, set in contemporary and north america.

“When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall who enlists her help in his fight against a dreaded monster of darkness.”
from the catalogue description of The Bronze King

Start with The Bronze King →

Alchemist's SonSeries

seriesMartin Booth2 books2003

Historical fantasy, about quests, set in british isles.

“Sebastian reveals that his father's evil enemy, de Loudeac, has also arisen - and is determined to use the secrets of alchemy to create an humunculous, an artificial human made from dead matter, who can be commanded only by its creator.”
from the catalogue description of Doctor Illuminatus

Start with Doctor Illuminatus →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About immortality.

“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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Alchemyst →

The ScholomanceSeries

seriesNaomi Novik3 books2020

Dark fantasy, set in secondary world.

Start with A Deadly Education →

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

About psychic powers and found family.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Secret Hour →

His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after DC?: Young Wizards — the closest match to DC on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with DC?: It's Superman!. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for DC, which is a whole world rather than one run.
How big is DC?: DC is 542 books across 74 series, 1942–2026.

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