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Books like Jonathan Shade: 9 series to read next

Jonathan Shade 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.

Jonathan Shade is 19 books, 2011–2025.

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Rivers of London
The Dresden Files
The Iron Druid Chronicles
Alex Verus
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
October Daye
The Hollows
The Mortal Instruments

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary 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.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

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”
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Start with The Chapel Perilous →

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 Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae.

“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 →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

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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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 Jonathan Shade?: Rivers of London — the closest match to Jonathan Shade on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Jonathan Shade?: Modern Sorcery. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Jonathan Shade.
How big is Jonathan Shade?: Jonathan Shade is 19 books, 2011–2025.

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