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Books like Other: 9 series to read next

Other is urban fantasy, about identity and shapeshifters, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Other is 3 books, 2010–2012.

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The Curse Workers
Anita Blake
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
The Morganville Vampires
The Dark Elite
Mercy Thompson
Raised by Wolves
Buffyverse
Midnighters

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Guilty Pleasures →

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 →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

About vampires.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

The Dark EliteSeries

seriesChloe Neill3 books2009

About magic schools.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue description of Firespell

Start with Firespell →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Raised by WolvesSeries

seriesJennifer Lynn Barnes3 books2010

Fantasy and paranormal, tense in tone, about werewolves and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“A girl raised by werewolves must face the horrors of her past to uncover the dark secrets that the pack has worked so hard to hide.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Raised by Wolves →

BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

About vampires.

“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

MidnightersSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2004

Science fiction, about psychic powers and found family.

“Over the course of the trilogy, Jessica encounters other Midnighters with whom she allies herself.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Secret Hour →

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 Other?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to Other on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Other?: Other. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Other.
How big is Other?: Other is 3 books, 2010–2012.

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