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Books like Elves on the Road: 9 series to read next
Elves on the Road is urban fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Elves on the Road is 47 books across 4 series, 1989–2020.
“A quartet of Elizabethan prequels with Roberta Gellis reaches back to the Tudor court, and the Diana Tregarde occult thrillers hang at the edges — a Guardian and romance writer whose casework keeps brushing the same concealed world.”
from the catalogue description
- The Hollows
- The Dresden Files
- The Mortal Instruments
- Rivers of London
- Kitty Norville
- October Daye
- The Morganville Vampires
- Mercy Thompson
- Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
- The HollowsSeries
seriesKim Harrison39 books2004
About demons.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarynorth americawitches
- The Dresden FilesSeries
seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000
matchedurban fantasycontemporarynorth americawizardsbig city
- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Urban fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and british isles.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarybritish islesbig citymurder investigationmysteriousmystery & detective
- Kitty NorvilleSeries
seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001
About werewolves.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarynorth americaparanormal
- October DayeSeries
seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009
Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarynorth americafae
- The Morganville VampiresSeries
seriesRachel Caine40 books2006
About vampires, set in small town.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarytensenorth americaparanormal
- Mercy ThompsonUniverse
universe45 books2006
About werewolves.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasynorth america
seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996
Urban fantasy and paranormal, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasynorth americaour worldparanormal
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Elves on the Road?
- The Hollows — the closest match to Elves on the Road on what it is about, not on what sells.
- How big is Elves on the Road?
- Elves on the Road is 47 books across 4 series, 1989–2020.














