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Books like Herculine: 9 series to read next

Herculine is historical fantasy, about witches, set in north america and 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Herculine is 3 books, 2002–2006.

“An enigmatic orphan raised in the convent, Herculine is spirited away from her scandalous life by otherworldly beings to a fantastical, sensual world where she discovers the secrets of her destiny in the midst of heresy and hysteria.”
from the catalogue description of The Book of Shadows

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The Stress of Her Regard Universe
Gemma Doyle
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Henry Sturges
The Taker / Immortal
The Mortal Instruments
The Alvin Maker Saga
All Souls
Damiano

The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1989

About vampires.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stress of Her Regard →

Gemma DoyleSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2003

Fantasy, about coming of age, set in british isles.

Start with A Great and Terrible Beauty →

The Island of Dr. MoreauSeries

seriesMegan Shepherd, H. G. Wells, Brad Linaweaver, Brian W. Aldiss, Fred Olen Ray, Heather O'Neill, Jonathan Maberry, Robert Hoskins, Ron Goulart & Silvia Moreno-Garcia12 books1896

Science fiction.

“Taken together, the group traces one unsettling premise across more than a century of speculative fiction rather than forming a single ongoing story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Island of Dr. Moreau →

Henry SturgesSeries

seriesSeth Grahame-Smith2 books2010

Fantasy and horror, adventurous in tone, about vampires.

Start with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter →

The Taker / ImmortalSeries

seriesAlma Katsu5 books2011

About immortality.

“The dark historical fantasy continues across The Reckoning and The Descent, with The Devil's Scribe serving as a prequel novella.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Taker →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“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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The Alvin Maker SagaSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card15 books1986

Alternate history and fantasy, about coming of age.

“In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world.”
from the catalogue description of Seventh Son
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Start with Seventh Son →

All SoulsSeries

seriesDeborah Harkness5 books2011

Fantasy, about vampires, set in contemporary.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

DamianoSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy3 books1984

Fantasy, about angels, set in renaissance and early modern.

“R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy continues through Damiano's Lute and Raphael, later collected as A Trio for Lute, and was praised for its light touch with small-scale magic set against real cruelty.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Damiano →

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 Herculine?: The Stress of Her Regard Universe — the closest match to Herculine on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Herculine?: The Book of Shadows. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Herculine.
How big is Herculine?: Herculine is 3 books, 2002–2006.

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