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Books like Hellgate London: 9 series to read next

Hellgate London is dark fantasy, set in contemporary and big city. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hellgate London is 3 books, 2007–2008.

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Demonata
Shadow Saga II (Christopher Golden)
The Circle of the World
Malazan
Sandman Slim
Alex Stern
The Devil's Engine
Jerusalem's Lot
The Demon Cycle

DemonataSeries

seriesDarren Shan10 books2005

Horror.

“Lord Loss is an extreme horror fiction which transcribes the encounters of a boy, Grubbs Grady, after the shock of his family's brutal murder at the hands of demons, and his later experiences with uncle Dervish.”
from the catalogue description of Lord Loss
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Start with Lord Loss →

Shadow Saga II (Christopher Golden)Series

seriesChristopher Golden7 books1994

Set in contemporary and our world.

“Christopher Golden's Shadow Saga follows Peter Octavian, a centuries-old vampire working as a private investigator in a Boston where humans live alongside a hidden population of supernatural creatures, beginning with Of Saints and Shadows.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Of Saints and Shadows →

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark, set in secondary world.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

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 →

Alex SternSeries

seriesLeigh Bardugo4 books2019

Dark fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.

“The opening novel, Ninth House, establishes her as an outsider gifted with the ability to see ghosts; the sequels continue her investigation into the societies' abuses and the murder that first drew her into Lethe's world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ninth House →

The Devil's EngineSeries

seriesAlexander Gordon Smith3 books2015

About deal with the devil.

Start with Hellraisers →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

The Demon CycleUniverse

universe18 books2008

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“When the sun goes down, the ground breathes out murder.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Hellgate London?: Demonata — the closest match to Hellgate London on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hellgate London?: Exodus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hellgate London.
How big is Hellgate London?: Hellgate London is 3 books, 2007–2008.

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