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Books like Highland Magic: 9 series to read next

Highland Magic is set in british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Highland Magic is 4 books, 2015–2016.

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October Daye
Mercy Thompson
The Mortal Instruments
Rivers of London
Checquy Files
The Dresden Files
Blood Destiny (Helen Harper)
The Cosa Nostradamus
Meredith Gentry

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

Set in north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves, set in north america.

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

Reading order →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

“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

Reading order →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in big city.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

Checquy FilesSeries

seriesDaniel O'Malley4 books2012

Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The premise of paranormal bureaucracy and espionage continues across the rest of the Checquy novels.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Rook →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america and big city.

“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
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Blood Destiny (Helen Harper)Series

seriesHelen Harper5 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Mack might be, to all intents and purposes, a normal looking human, but she lives with a pack of shapeshifters in Cornwall in rural England after being dumped there by her mother when she was just a young child.”
from the catalogue description of Bloodfire

Start with Bloodfire →

The Cosa NostradamusSeries

seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Dusted →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about court 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 →

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 Highland Magic?: October Daye — the closest match to Highland Magic on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Highland Magic?: Gifted Thief. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Highland Magic.
How big is Highland Magic?: Highland Magic is 4 books, 2015–2016.

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