Series

Books like Dr. Owen Orient: 9 series to read next

Dr. Owen Orient is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dr. Owen Orient is 8 books, 1970–2014.

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The Vampire Chronicles
The Shining
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Cassandra Palmer
Bruce Coville's Chamber of Horror / Spirit World
Point Horror
Castle Rock
Necroscope
Dirk & Steele

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

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 ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

About addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shining →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy.

“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 →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Bruce Coville's Chamber of Horror / Spirit WorldSeries

seriesBruce Coville4 books1983

Set in our world and contemporary.

“Faced with an ancient curse, a tragic demon, and a blood feud thousands of years old, Marilyn must make the right decision—or die.”
from the catalogue description of Amulet of Doom

Start with Amulet of Doom →

Point HorrorSeries

seriesR. L. Stine, Sinclair Smith, Caroline B. Cooney, Tom B. Stone, A. Finnis, Christopher Pike, Diane Hoh, Linda Cargill, Peter Lerangis, Samantha Lee, A. Bates, Carmen Adams, Lael Littke & T. Pines41 books1986

Start with Blind Date →

Castle RockSeries

seriesStephen King & Richard Chizmar16 books1978

Set in small town.

“Castle Rock is the fictional Maine town that links a cluster of otherwise separate Stephen King novels and novellas, including The Dead Zone, Cujo, The Dark Half, Needful Things, and Elevation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nona →

NecroscopeSeries

seriesBrian Lumley26 books1982

About vampires and undead.

“Harry turns that gift against Thibor Ferenczy, a vampire buried since the Middle Ages, and against Ferenczy's agent Boris Dragosani, a Soviet spy who has learned to tear secrets from corpses in pursuit of world domination.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Necroscope →

Dirk & SteeleSeries

seriesMarjorie M. Liu12 books2005

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about shapeshifters.

“Liu continues the series across many further novels and novellas, including The Red Heart of Jade, Shadow Touch, Soul Song and The Wild Road, each following different agents connected to the same world of hidden paranormal gifts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Where the Heart Lives →

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 Dr. Owen Orient?: The Vampire Chronicles — the closest match to Dr. Owen Orient on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dr. Owen Orient?: Doctor Orient. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dr. Owen Orient.
How big is Dr. Owen Orient?: Dr. Owen Orient is 8 books, 1970–2014.
Is Dr. Owen Orient finished?: Yes — 8 books, 1970–2014.

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