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Books like HMRC Trilogy: 9 series to read next

HMRC Trilogy is urban fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

HMRC Trilogy is 4 books, 2022–2025.

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The Mortal Instruments
Checquy Files
Meredith Gentry
Alex Verus
The Dresden Files
Rivers of London
The Hollows
Secret Histories
The Cosa Nostradamus

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

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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 →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and court intrigue.

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

Alex VerusSeries

seriesBenedict Jacka14 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Starting with Fated, the series escalates from small jobs and favors into open conflict with the Council structure and Alex's own former master, as his precognitive gift proves more dangerous to wield than it first appears.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fated →

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 →

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 →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About demons, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Secret HistoriesSeries

seriesSimon R. Green12 books2007

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with The Man with the Golden Torc →

The Cosa NostradamusSeries

seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Dusted →

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.

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What should I read after HMRC Trilogy?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to HMRC Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with HMRC Trilogy?: Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for HMRC Trilogy.
How big is HMRC Trilogy?: HMRC Trilogy is 4 books, 2022–2025.

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