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Books like Killing Kind Universe: 9 series to read next

Killing Kind Universe is horror, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Killing Kind Universe is 6 books, 2010–2024.

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Jerusalem's Lot
John Decker Universe
Anita Blake
Meredith Gentry
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
The Bourbon Kid
The Indian Lake Trilogy
Charlie Parker
Point Horror

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

John Decker UniverseSeries

seriesAnthony M. Strong19 books2015

Horror, set in contemporary.

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Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, 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 →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy, about fae and political 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 →

Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

Psychological thriller.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Home Delivery →

The Bourbon KidSeries

seriesAnonymous3 books2007

Horror and thriller & suspense, dark and tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“The first book in the series was initially written with the intent to make it a Western novel, with the author choosing to move the series to the present day partway through the book.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Book with No Name →

The Indian Lake TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Graham Jones3 books2021

Horror, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and north america.

“Don't Fear the Reaper and The Angel of Indian Lake complete the trilogy's three-book arc, published through 2024.”
from the catalogue description

Start with My Heart Is a Chainsaw →

Charlie ParkerSeries

seriesJohn Connolly22 books1999

Mystery & detective, dark in tone, about murder investigation, set in contemporary and north america.

“Now well over twenty books, the series has grown Parker's two associates, Louis and Angel, into major recurring characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Every Dead Thing →

Point HorrorSeries

seriesR. L. Stine, Sinclair Smith, Caroline B. Cooney, Tom B. Stone, A. Finnis, Christopher Pike, Diane Hoh, Linda Cargill, Peter Lerangis, Samantha Lee, A. Bates, Carmen Adams, Lael Littke & T. Pines41 books1986

Start with Blind Date →

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 Killing Kind Universe?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Killing Kind Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Killing Kind Universe?: Killing Kind Universe is 6 books, 2010–2024.

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