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Books like Hellbent Halo: 9 series to read next

Hellbent Halo is urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hellbent Halo is 5 books, 2019–2020.

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Sandman Slim
The Hollows
The Mortal Instruments
Bobby Dollar
Night Huntress
The Dresden Files
Maddy Black / Black Wings
Cassandra Palmer
Dante Valentine

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 →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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Bobby DollarSeries

seriesTad Williams3 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Bad-ass smart-mouth Bobby Dollar, an Earth-bound angel advocate for newly departed souls caught between Heaven and Hell, is appalled when a soul goes missing on his watch.”
from the catalogue description of The Dirty Streets of Heaven

Start with The Dirty Streets of Heaven →

Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Paranormal romance, about vampires.

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

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The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Maddy Black / Black WingsSeries

seriesChristina Henry8 books2010

Set in north america.

“As an Agent of Death, Madeline Black is responsible for escorting the souls of the dearly departed to the afterlife.”
from the catalogue description of Black Wings

Start with Black Wings →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

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 Hellbent Halo?: Sandman Slim — the closest match to Hellbent Halo on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hellbent Halo?: Fractured Souls. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hellbent Halo.
How big is Hellbent Halo?: Hellbent Halo is 5 books, 2019–2020.

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