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Books like Deadman's Cross: 9 series to read next

Deadman's Cross is fantasy, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Deadman's Cross is 3 books, 2017–2019.

“Enter Devyl Bane--an ancient dark warlord returned to the human realm as one of the most notorious pirates in the New World.”
from the catalogue description of Deadmen Walking

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Samuel Johnson
Damiano
Entangled (Graham Hancock)
Talisman
Stephen King multiverse
Cosmere
The Vampire Chronicles
The World Gates
Winterlands

Samuel JohnsonSeries

seriesJohn Connolly3 books2009

Funny in tone.

“The comic horror trilogy continues through Hell's Bells and The Creeps.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gates →

DamianoSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy3 books1984

About angels, set in europe and renaissance and early modern.

“R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy continues through Damiano's Lute and Raphael, later collected as A Trio for Lute, and was praised for its light touch with small-scale magic set against real cruelty.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Damiano →

Entangled (Graham Hancock)Series

seriesGraham Hancock1 book2010

Time travel, tense in tone.

Start with Entangled →

TalismanSeries

seriesStephen King, Peter Straub & Robin Furth4 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in north america.

“Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman follows twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer as he crosses between our world and the Territories, a parallel realm, on a cross-country quest to save his dying mother.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Talisman →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Horror and gothic, about vampires and immortality.

“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
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

The World GatesSeries

seriesHolly Lisle3 books2002

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.

“Lauren Dane discovers a doorway to another reality in Cat Creek, North Carolina -- and she crosses over, driven by a strange compulsion she can neither resist nor comprehend.”
from the catalogue description of Memory of Fire

Start with Memory of Fire →

WinterlandsSeries

seriesBarbara Hambly7 books1986

About dragons, set in secondary world.

“Once there, they learn Gareth is the crown prince, acting against his father's wishes, and that the dragon Morkeleb the Black is only one thread in a web that includes a sorceress with a grip on the king.”
from the catalogue description of Dragonsbane

Start with Dragonsbane →

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 Deadman's Cross?: Samuel Johnson — the closest match to Deadman's Cross on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Deadman's Cross?: Deadmen Walking. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Deadman's Cross.
How big is Deadman's Cross?: Deadman's Cross is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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