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Books like Dowser: 9 series to read next

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

Dowser is 10 books, 2013–2018.

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The Hollows
October Daye
The Cosa Nostradamus
Rivers of London
The Dresden Files
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
The Iron Druid Chronicles
The Arcana Familia / Finn Fancy
SPI Files

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

Urban fantasy, about witches and demons, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The Turn →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

The Cosa NostradamusSeries

seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Dusted →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, 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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

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

“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
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy and paranormal, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

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”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Chapel Perilous →

The Arcana Familia / Finn FancySeries

seriesRandy Henderson3 books2015

Funny in tone.

“Finn Gramaraye was framed for the crime of dark necromancy at the age of 15, and exiled to the Other Realm for twenty five years.”
from the catalogue description of Finn Fancy Necromancy

Start with Finn Fancy Necromancy →

SPI FilesSeries

seriesLisa Shearin8 books2013

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Lucky Charms →

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 Dowser?: The Hollows — the closest match to Dowser on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dowser?: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dowser.
How big is Dowser?: Dowser is 10 books, 2013–2018.

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