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Books like Magic Time: 9 series to read next

Magic Time is set in north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Magic Time is 3 books, 2001–2004.

“For rising young lawyer Cal Griffin, it's just another day in the Big City -- until the lights go off ... for good.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Time

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Jerusalem's Lot
The Andromeda Strain
The Morganville Vampires
The Crucible (Abigail Owen)
Desperation/Regulators
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Alex Stern
The Scholomance
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.

“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 →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, about plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Paranormal, about vampires, set in small town.

“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
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Start with Glass Houses →

The Crucible (Abigail Owen)Series

seriesAbigail Owen2 books2024

Romantasy, about gods and curses.

“For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible—the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus.”
from the catalogue description of The Games Gods Play

Start with The Games Gods Play →

Desperation/RegulatorsSeries

seriesStephen King2 books1996

Horror, about madness, set in small town.

“Stephen King published Desperation and The Regulators simultaneously in 1996, the first under his own name and the second under his Richard Bachman pseudonym.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Desperation →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

Paranormal, about vampires and coming of age.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

Alex SternSeries

seriesLeigh Bardugo4 books2019

Dark fantasy.

“The opening novel, Ninth House, establishes her as an outsider gifted with the ability to see ghosts; the sequels continue her investigation into the societies' abuses and the murder that first drew her into Lethe's world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ninth House →

The ScholomanceSeries

seriesNaomi Novik3 books2020

Dark fantasy, about wizards, set in secondary world.

Start with A Deadly Education →

Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

Horror and 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 →

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 Magic Time?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Magic Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magic Time?: Magic Time. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magic Time.
How big is Magic Time?: Magic Time is 3 books, 2001–2004.

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