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Books like Eric Carter Universe: 9 series to read next

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

Eric Carter Universe is 10 books, 2012–2023.

“Returning as a zombie after being bumped off by a rival crime boss, Joe Sunday tries to locate a talisman that can grant immortality before every other thug in Los Angeles can find it.”
from the catalogue description of City of the Lost

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Sandman Slim
Anita Blake
The Dresden Files
Felix Castor
Cal Leandros
Dante Valentine
The Jeremiah Hunt Chronicles
The Hollows
Fever Universe

Sandman SlimSeries

seriesRichard Kadrey15 books2009

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

“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, dark and tense 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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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 →

Felix CastorSeries

seriesMike Carey7 books2006

Set in british isles.

“Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels follow a freelance exorcist working London's supernatural underside, taking paying jobs to banish ghosts and bind demons in a city where the dead don't always stay quiet.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Devil You Know →

Cal LeandrosSeries

seriesRob Thurman13 books2006

Urban fantasy, dark and tense 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 →

Dante ValentineSeries

seriesLilith Saintcrow6 books2006

Urban fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about demons, set in contemporary.

“Working for the Devil opens Lilith Saintcrow's Dante Valentine series with Dante, a necromancer-for-hire who reluctantly takes a job from the Devil himself: kill a rogue demon, Vardimal Santino, in exchange for her life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Working for the Devil →

The Jeremiah Hunt ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoseph Nassise3 books2011

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

“Desperate to reclaim what he has lost, Hunt finally turns to the supernatural for justice.”
from the catalogue description of Eyes to See

Start with Eyes to See →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

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

Start with The Turn →

Fever UniverseSeries

seriesKaren Marie Moning11 books2006

About fae.

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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 Eric Carter Universe?: Sandman Slim — the closest match to Eric Carter Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Eric Carter Universe?: City of the Lost. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Eric Carter Universe.
How big is Eric Carter Universe?: Eric Carter Universe is 10 books, 2012–2023.

Books like Eric Carter Universe: 9 series to read next

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