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Books like Dr. Taverner: 9 series to read next

Dr. Taverner is fantasy, set in british isles and early 20th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Dr. Taverner is 13 books, 1922–1978.

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Bod Owens
Carnacki
All Souls
Blood Opera
The Gilda Stories
The Mortal Instruments
Violet Willoughby
Ravenwood Mysteries
The Elliott Family

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

About coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

CarnackiUniverse

universe102 books1909

Horror and ghost stories.

“The card arrives without preamble: dinner at 472 Cheyne Walk, and afterward the tale.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder →

All SoulsSeries

seriesDeborah Harkness5 books2011

Historical fantasy, about witches and forbidden love, set in contemporary.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

Blood OperaSeries

seriesTanith Lee3 books1992

Horror and dark fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary.

Start with Dark Dance →

The Gilda StoriesSeries

seriesJewelle Gomez8 books1991

Reflective in tone, about immortality and race and racism, set in north america.

Start with Louisiana: 1850 →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy, 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

Reading order →

Violet WilloughbySeries

seriesAlyxandra Harvey2 books2011

Set in 19th century.

Start with Haunting Violet →

Ravenwood MysteriesSeries

seriesMia James3 books2010

Set in contemporary and our world.

Start with By Midnight →

The Elliott FamilySeries

seriesRay Bradbury8 books1946

Set in north america and our world.

“Ray Bradbury's From the Dust Returned gathers and expands short stories he wrote across five decades about the Elliotts, a large, ancient family of vampires, ghosts, and other gentle monsters gathered in a rambling Illinois house.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Homecoming →

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. Taverner?: Bod Owens — the closest match to Dr. Taverner on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Dr. Taverner?: Blood-Lust. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dr. Taverner.
How big is Dr. Taverner?: Dr. Taverner is 13 books, 1922–1978.
Is Dr. Taverner finished?: Yes — 13 books, 1922–1978.

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