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Messenger Chronicles is 5 books, 2018–2019.

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The Mortal Instruments
His Dark Materials
The Dresden Files
Kitty Norville
October Daye
The Great Cities
Meredith Gentry
Heir Chronicles
Weather Warden Universe

universe70 books2007

“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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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

About coming of age, set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
from the catalogue description

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The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america and big city.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Paranormal, about werewolves, set in north america.

“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 →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae, set in north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

The Great CitiesSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016

Set in north america and big city.

“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 →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Heir ChroniclesSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima5 books2006

About wizards, set in north america.

“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 →

Weather Warden UniverseSeries

seriesRachel Caine17 books2003

Urban fantasy, set in our world and contemporary.

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Why these

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What should I read after Messenger Chronicles?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to Messenger Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Messenger Chronicles?: Shoot the Messenger. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Messenger Chronicles.
How big is Messenger Chronicles?: Messenger Chronicles is 5 books, 2018–2019.

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