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Books like Guardians Universe: 9 series to read next

Guardians Universe is urban fantasy, about werewolves and vampires, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Guardians Universe is 17 books, 2006–2014.

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Anita Blake
Meredith Gentry
Henry Fitzroy
Mercy Thompson
Night Huntress
The Hollows
Dante Valentine
Kitty Norville
Tantalize / Quincie, Kieren and Zachary

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Set in 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 →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

About fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Henry FitzroySeries

seriesTanya Huff29 books1991

Set in north america.

“Henry Fitzroy, bastard son of Henry VIII and Vampire foils a spy's plan to betray England to Napoleon's forces.”
from the catalogue description of What Manner of Man

Start with What Manner of Man →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

Set in north america.

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

Reading order →

Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Urban fantasy and paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Dante ValentineSeries

seriesLilith Saintcrow6 books2006

Urban fantasy, tense and dark 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 →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Set in north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

Tantalize / Quincie, Kieren and ZacharySeries

seriesCynthia Leitich Smith4 books2007

Set in north america.

“Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night?”
from the catalogue description of Tantalize

Start with Tantalize →

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.

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What should I read after Guardians Universe?: Anita Blake — the closest match to Guardians Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Guardians Universe?: Guardians Universe is 17 books, 2006–2014.

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