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Books like Imp Universe: 9 series to read next

Imp Universe 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.

Imp Universe is 32 books, 2012–2023.

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The Mortal Instruments
The Hollows
InCryptid
The Iron Druid Chronicles
Secret Histories
Kitty Norville
The Dresden Files
Cassandra Palmer
Rivers of London

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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The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches.

Start with The Turn →

InCryptidSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire53 books2012

Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, about found family, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Discount Armageddon →

The Iron Druid ChroniclesSeries

seriesKevin Hearne70 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“All the books, including short stories, have recorded audiobooks narrated by Luke Daniels and Christopher Ragland”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Chapel Perilous →

Secret HistoriesSeries

seriesSimon R. Green12 books2007

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with The Man with the Golden Torc →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about werewolves, set in contemporary and north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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 →

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

Reading order →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in british isles.

“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 →

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 Imp Universe?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to Imp Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Imp Universe?: Imp Universe is 32 books, 2012–2023.

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