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Books like Elemental Assassin: 9 series to read next

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

Elemental Assassin is 28 books, 2010–2023.

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The Dresden Files
The Hollows
Cal Leandros
Sandman Slim
Anita Blake
October Daye
The Curse Workers
Mercy Thompson
Kitty Norville

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary and big city.

“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 →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About demons.

Start with The Turn →

Cal LeandrosSeries

seriesRob Thurman13 books2006

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, set in contemporary and big city.

“There's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side-and that's only the beginning.”
from the catalogue description of Nightlife
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Start with Nightlife →

Sandman SlimSeries

seriesRichard Kadrey15 books2009

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim follows James Stark, a magician who spent eleven years trapped fighting in Hell before escaping back to a Los Angeles that isn't much friendlier, looking for revenge against the circle that sent him there.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sandman Slim →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

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 Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About family secrets and curses.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

About werewolves.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Elemental Assassin?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to Elemental Assassin on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Elemental Assassin?: Spider's Bite. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Elemental Assassin.
How big is Elemental Assassin?: Elemental Assassin is 28 books, 2010–2023.

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