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Books like Old World: 9 series to read next

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

Old World is 30 books, 2012–2025.

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The Hollows
Kitty Norville
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Cassandra Palmer
Anita Blake
Jane Yellowrock Universe
The Dresden Files
Rivers of London
Fangborn

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About demons.

Start with The Turn →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about werewolves, set in contemporary and north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy and paranormal, 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 →

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 →

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Jane Yellowrock UniverseSeries

seriesFaith Hunter47 books2009

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with Bound Into Darkness →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Set in british isles.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

FangbornSeries

seriesDana Cameron15 books2008

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Seven Kinds of Hell →

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 Old World?: The Hollows — the closest match to Old World on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Old World?: Companion Pieces. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Old World.
How big is Old World?: Old World is 30 books, 2012–2025.

Books like Old World: 9 series to read next

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