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Books like Magic Ex Libris: 9 series to read next

Magic Ex Libris is urban fantasy, about books and reading, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Magic Ex Libris is 8 books, 2009–2018.

“A key theme of the novel is the power of literature and knowledge.”
from the catalogue description of Libriomancer

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The Dresden Files
The Hollows
Kitty Norville
Mercy Thompson
The Great Cities
Chicagoland Vampires Universe
October Daye
Heir Chronicles
Meredith Gentry

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

“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
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Paranormal, 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 →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

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

Reading order →

The Great CitiesSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016

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

“N. K. Jemisin's Great Cities duology imagines that great cities can awaken as living, sentient avatars defending themselves against extradimensional threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City We Became →

Chicagoland Vampires UniverseSeries

seriesChloe Neill25 books2009

Paranormal romance.

Reading order →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Strangers in Court →

Heir ChroniclesSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima5 books2006

“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Warrior Heir →

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

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.

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What should I read after Magic Ex Libris?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to Magic Ex Libris on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magic Ex Libris?: Libriomancer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magic Ex Libris.
How big is Magic Ex Libris?: Magic Ex Libris is 8 books, 2009–2018.

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