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Books like Jesse Alexander: 9 series to read next

Jesse Alexander is urban fantasy, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary, adventurous and tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Jesse Alexander is 2 books, 2017–2019.

“During Starfall, magic flooded the Earth and destroyed most technology while humans developed strange new powers.”
from the catalogue description of Water Viper

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Gale Family
The Hollows
Mercy Thompson
Feral (Cynthia Leitich Smith)
Anita Blake
Kitty Norville
The Dresden Files
InCryptid
Shifter (Sarah A. Hoyt)

Gale FamilySeries

seriesTanya Huff3 books2009

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

“Tanya Huff's urban fantasy trilogy follows Alysha Gale, a member of a Canadian family whose charms can reshape reality, after she inherits her grandmother's junk shop in Calgary and discovers it doubles as a gateway into the fae world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Enchantment Emporium →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

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

Reading order →

Feral (Cynthia Leitich Smith)Series

seriesCynthia Leitich Smith3 books2013

Fantasy.

“When sexy, free-spirited werecat Yoshi tracks his sister, Ruby, to Austin, he discovers that she is not only MIA, but also the key suspect in a murder investigation.”
from the catalogue description of Feral Nights

Start with Feral Nights →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Dark in tone, about vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

About werewolves.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

InCryptidSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire53 books2012

About found family.

Start with Discount Armageddon →

Shifter (Sarah A. Hoyt)Series

seriesSarah A. Hoyt6 books2006

Urban fantasy, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and north america.

“Since she was 15, when she first shape-shifted into a savage, black panther, Kyrie has questioned her humanity.”
from the catalogue description of Draw One in the Dark

Start with Draw One in the Dark →

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 Jesse Alexander?: Gale Family — the closest match to Jesse Alexander on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jesse Alexander?: Water Viper. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jesse Alexander.
How big is Jesse Alexander?: Jesse Alexander is 2 books, 2017–2019.

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