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Books like Nocticadia: 9 series to read next

Nocticadia is about forbidden love, set in our world and contemporary, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Nocticadia is 2 books, 2023–2024.

“A dark, atmospheric tale of deadly secrets and forbidden love.”
from the catalogue description

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Jerusalem's Lot
Violet White
The Mayfair Witches Saga
The Shining
The Vampire Chronicles
The Lost Bride Trilogy
Supernatural Minnesota
Coraline
The Grin of the Dark

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, about vampires and 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 →

Violet WhiteSeries

seriesApril Genevieve Tucholke2 books2013

Horror.

“A follow up that concludes the narrative, Between the Spark and the Burn, was released in 2014.”
from the catalogue description of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Start with Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea →

The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries

seriesAnne Rice3 books1990

Horror and fantasy, about witches.

Start with The Witching Hour →

The ShiningSeries

seriesStephen King5 books1977

Horror, about psychic powers and addiction.

“Together the two form a horror duology spanning nearly forty years of real-world publication.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Shining →

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Horror, about vampires and immortality.

“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
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

The Lost Bride TrilogySeries

seriesNora Roberts3 books2023

Ghost stories and fantasy, about curses.

“Inheritance opens Nora Roberts's Lost Bride trilogy, following a woman who inherits a Maine house entangled with a generations-old family curse and the restless spirit of a bride who never got to live in it.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Inheritance →

Supernatural MinnesotaSeries

seriesThomas M. Disch4 books1984

Horror.

Start with The Businessman: A Tale of Terror →

CoralineSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman & P. Craig Russell2 books2002

Fantasy and portal fantasy.

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

Start with Coraline →

The Grin of the DarkSeries

seriesRamsey Campbell2 books2007

Horror and psychological horror, about art and artists.

“Once upon a time Tubby Thackeray's silent comedies were hailed as the equal of Chaplin's and Keaton's, but now his name has been deleted from the history of the cinema.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Grin of the Dark →

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 Nocticadia?: Jerusalem's Lot — the closest match to Nocticadia on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Nocticadia?: Nocticadia. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Nocticadia.
How big is Nocticadia?: Nocticadia is 2 books, 2023–2024.

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