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Books like Nightshades: 9 series to read next

Nightshades is paranormal and urban fantasy, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nightshades is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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Anita Blake
The Morganville Vampires
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Jerusalem's Lot
Vampire Huntress Legend
The Hollows
Guardians Universe
Cassandra Palmer
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

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.”
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Start with Glass Houses →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, eerie in tone, about 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 →

Vampire Huntress LegendSeries

seriesL. A. Banks15 books2003

Paranormal and urban fantasy, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend opens with Minion, introducing Damali Richards, a spoken-word artist and martial artist who moonlights as a vampire hunter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Minion →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

Guardians UniverseSeries

seriesKeri Arthur17 books2006

About werewolves.

Reading order →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

About coming of age, set in big city.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

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 Nightshades?: Anita Blake — the closest match to Nightshades on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nightshades?: Nightshades. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nightshades.
How big is Nightshades?: Nightshades is 3 books, 2016–2018.

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