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Books like Laundry Files: 9 series to read next

Laundry Files is science fiction and spy thriller, set in british isles and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Laundry Files is 22 books, 2004–2026.

“There are also elements of dry humour and satirisation of bureaucracy.”
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Rivers of London
Checquy Files
Meredith Gentry
The Blue Ant Trilogy
Quantum Logic
Demon Headmaster
Felix Castor
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Bartimaeus

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

Checquy FilesSeries

seriesDaniel O'Malley4 books2012

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and british isles.

“The premise of paranormal bureaucracy and espionage continues across the rest of the Checquy novels.”
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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 →

The Blue Ant TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson3 books2003

Techno-thriller and thriller & suspense, mysterious in tone.

“Set in August and September 2002, the story follows Cayce Pollard, a 32-year-old marketing consultant who has a psychological sensitivity to corporate symbols.”
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Start with Pattern Recognition →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

Set in near future.

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Demon HeadmasterSeries

seriesGillian Cross9 books1982

About totalitarianism.

Start with The Demon Headmaster →

Felix CastorSeries

seriesMike Carey7 books2006

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about demons, set in contemporary and british isles.

“Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels follow a freelance exorcist working London's supernatural underside, taking paying jobs to banish ghosts and bind demons in a city where the dead don't always stay quiet.”
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Start with The Devil You Know →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
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BartimaeusSeries

seriesJonathan Stroud4 books2003

Alternate history, adventurous in tone, about wizards.

Start with The Amulet of Samarkand →

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 Laundry Files?: Rivers of London — the closest match to Laundry Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Laundry Files?: The Atrocity Archive. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Laundry Files.
How big is Laundry Files?: Laundry Files is 22 books, 2004–2026.

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