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Books like Nightmare Club: 9 series to read next

Nightmare Club is 10 books, 2011–2015.

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Coraline
Bod Owens
Tolkien's legendarium
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
House of Night
Vampire Academy Universe
Earthsea
Kairos
Pellinor

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 →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
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Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

House of NightSeries

seriesKristin Cast & P. C. Cast20 books2007

Paranormal, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“Books in the series have been on the New York Times Best Seller list for 63 weeks and have sold over seven million copies in North America, and more than ten million books worldwide, in 39 countries.”
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Start with Marked →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

Paranormal romance, about vampires, set in contemporary.

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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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PellinorSeries

seriesAlison Croggon5 books2002

Epic fantasy, about quests and chosen one, set in secondary world.

“Maerad has spent most of her life enslaved on a remote farm, until the wandering Bard Cadvan recognizes in her the Gift -- a rare and powerful magical ability -- and takes her from captivity into training.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Bone Queen →

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 Nightmare Club?: Coraline — the closest match to Nightmare Club on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nightmare Club?: A Dog's Breakfast. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nightmare Club.
How big is Nightmare Club?: Nightmare Club is 10 books, 2011–2015.

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