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Books like Malice: 9 series to read next

Malice is fantasy and portal fantasy, about transported to another world, set in contemporary, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Malice is 2 books, 2009–2010.

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The Half Bad Trilogy
Jerusalem's Lot
Demonata
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Europa Suite
Messenger of Fear
Rats
Nina Kane / The Stars Never Rise
Star Shards

The Half Bad TrilogySeries

seriesSally Green4 books2014

About witches.

“Sally Green's Half Bad is set in a modern Britain where witches live alongside ordinary humans, split between a persecuted Black witch minority and a dominant White witch majority.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Bad →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“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 →

DemonataSeries

seriesDarren Shan10 books2005

Horror, about demons.

“Lord Loss is an extreme horror fiction which transcribes the encounters of a boy, Grubbs Grady, after the shock of his family's brutal murder at the hands of demons, and his later experiences with uncle Dervish.”
from the catalogue description of Lord Loss
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Start with Lord Loss →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

Paranormal, about vampires and coming of age, set in north america.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

Europa SuiteSeries

seriesKim Wilkins2 books2003

Horror, eerie in tone.

“Giants of the Frost continues the loosely linked suite in the same vein.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Autumn Castle →

Messenger of FearSeries

seriesMichael Grant3 books2014

Fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Ze ontmoet de Messenger, een jongeman die mensen voor een bloedstollende keuze stelt.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Messenger of Fear →

RatsSeries

seriesJames Herbert4 books1974

Horror, set in british isles and big city.

“The Rats, James Herbert's 1974 debut novel, imagines a plague of giant mutant rats overrunning London, told through a rotating cast of victims and survivors in the tradition of British disaster horror.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Rats →

Nina Kane / The Stars Never RiseSeries

seriesRachel Vincent2 books2015

About demons.

“Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she's too busy trying to actually survive.”
from the catalogue description of The Stars Never Rise

Start with The Stars Never Rise →

Star ShardsSeries

seriesNeal Shusterman3 books1995

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

“Six teenagers are horrified to discover that an evil force has taken control of them.”
from the catalogue description of Scorpion Shards

Start with Scorpion Shards →

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 Malice?: The Half Bad Trilogy — the closest match to Malice on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Malice?: Malice. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Malice.
How big is Malice?: Malice is 2 books, 2009–2010.

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