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Books like Golden: 9 series to read next

Golden is urban fantasy, about psychic powers and coming of age, set in our world, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Golden is 2 books, 2006–2007.

“When her family moves to Oklahoma from California, high school sophomore Lissy uses her ability to see other people's auras to try to uncover and stop the sinister activities of a teacher at her new school.”
from the catalogue description of Golden

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The Dark Elite
The Body Finder
Midnighters
The Curse Workers
Blue Is for Nightmares
Black Dragon
The Sententia
Becca King
The Morganville Vampires

The Dark EliteSeries

seriesChloe Neill3 books2009

About magic schools, set in big city.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue description of Firespell

Start with Firespell →

The Body FinderSeries

seriesKimberly Derting5 books2010

Mystery & detective.

“Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Body Finder →

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

Science fiction, about found family.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Secret Hour →

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 →

Blue Is for NightmaresSeries

seriesLaurie Faria Stolarz5 books2003

Mystery & detective.

Start with Blue Is for Nightmares →

Black DragonSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983

Mystery & detective, about dragons and friendship, set in big city.

Start with Tea with the Black Dragon →

The SententiaSeries

seriesCara Bertrand3 books2014

Fantasy, mysterious in tone, about psychic powers and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“At her new boarding school, Lainey Young has visions that confirm she is one of the Sententia, a society for the psychically gifted, but she and crush Carter Penrose soon learn that the extent of her powers may be putting her danger.”
from the catalogue description of Lost in Thought

Start with Lost in Thought →

Becca KingSeries

seriesElizabeth George4 books2012

About psychic powers, set in contemporary and north america.

“Whidbey Island may be only a ferry ride from Seattle, but it’s a world apart.”
from the catalogue description of The Edge of Nowhere

Start with The Edge of Nowhere →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

About vampires, set in small town.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

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 Golden?: The Dark Elite — the closest match to Golden on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Golden?: Golden. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Golden.
How big is Golden?: Golden is 2 books, 2006–2007.

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