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Books like Next Life: 9 series to read next

Next Life is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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Stephen King multiverse
The Vampire Chronicles
Coraline
Bod Owens
Talisman
Dream Cycle
Twilight Zone
Meredith Gentry
Johnny Dixon and the Professor

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Gothic, dark in tone, about vampires, set in our world.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Interview with the Vampire →

CoralineSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell2 books2002

Portal fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Coraline →

Bod OwensSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell3 books2007

About coming of age, set in our world and contemporary.

“Neil Gaiman's 2008 novel won both the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and illustrator P. Craig Russell later adapted it into a two-volume graphic novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Witch's Headstone →

TalismanSeries

seriesStephen King, Peter Straub & Robin Furth4 books1984

Portal fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

“Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman follows twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer as he crosses between our world and the Territories, a parallel realm, on a cross-country quest to save his dying mother.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Talisman →

Dream CycleSeries

seriesH. P. Lovecraft, C. T. Phipps, E. Hoffmann Price, Jack Chapman Miske, Richard Gavin & W. H. Pugmire26 books1919

Eerie in tone.

Start with The White Ship →

Twilight ZoneUniverse

universe40 books1960

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy, about fae and political intrigue, set in contemporary.

“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 →

Johnny Dixon and the ProfessorSeries

seriesJohn Bellairs & Brad Strickland13 books1983

Gothic, eerie in tone, set in north america.

“In each book, 12-year-old Johnny and his group of friends face and overcome evil forces usually bent on ending the world.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Curse of the Blue Figurine →

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 Next Life?: Stephen King multiverse — the closest match to Next Life on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Next Life?: Afterworld. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Next Life.
How big is Next Life?: Next Life is 3 books, 2020–2023.

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