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Books like Luminaries: 9 series to read next

Luminaries is fantasy, about monster hunting, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Luminaries is 3 books, 2022–2024.

“You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.”
from the catalogue description of The Luminaries

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The Curse Workers
The Secret Circle
The Dark Elite
Seeker
The Morganville Vampires
Sweep / Wicca (UK)
Midnighters
The Moonlight Trilogy
The Mortal Instruments

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime, set in north america.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

The Secret CircleSeries

seriesL. J. Smith & Gary Bowen8 books1992

About love triangle, set in north america.

“Matters are further complicated when Cassie finds herself in a love triangle that threatens to tear the Circle apart.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Initiation →

The Dark EliteSeries

seriesChloe Neill3 books2009

About magic schools, set in north america and big city.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue description of Firespell

Start with Firespell →

SeekerSeries

seriesArwen Elys Dayton3 books2015

Science fiction, about identity.

“As a Seeker, Quin will fight beside her two closest companions, Shinobu and John, to protect the weak and the wronged.”
from the catalogue description of Seeker

Start with Seeker →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

About vampires, set in north america.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

Urban fantasy, about witches, set in contemporary and our world.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

Science fiction, about psychic powers and found family.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Secret Hour →

The Moonlight TrilogySeries

seriesTeri Harman3 books2013

Fantasy, tense in tone, about witches, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Blood Moon →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“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 Luminaries?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Luminaries on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Luminaries?: The Luminaries. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Luminaries.
How big is Luminaries?: Luminaries is 3 books, 2022–2024.

Books like Luminaries: 9 series to read next

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