Series

Books like Outcast: 9 series to read next

Outcast is urban fantasy and fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Outcast is 3 books, 2016–2017.

“When the bombs that stopped the species war tore holes in the veil between this world and the next, they allowed entry to the Others-demons, wraiths, and death spirits who turned the shadows into their hunting grounds.”
from the catalogue description of City of Light

The Outcast page →Narrow this list →

Shannara
The Mortal Instruments
Sprawl Trilogy
The Sixth World
The Dresden Files
Anita Blake
Blood of Eden
The Hollows
Kitty Norville

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Sprawl TrilogySeries

seriesWilliam Gibson & Terry Bisson10 books1981

Cyberpunk and science fiction, about artificial intelligence and virtual reality.

“Johnny Mnemonic, an early short story set in the same fictional milieu, predates the novels and introduces the courier Molly Millions before her role in the trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Neuromancer →

The Sixth WorldSeries

seriesRebecca Roanhorse3 books2018

About gods and monster hunting, set in north america.

“Maggie's uneasy mentor-turned-adversary Neizghani anchors much of the first book's conflict.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Trail of Lightning →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Set in 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Blood of EdenSeries

seriesJulie Kagawa4 books2012

Post-apocalyptic.

Start with The Immortal Rules →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

About werewolves, set in north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Kitty and the Midnight 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 Outcast?: Shannara — the closest match to Outcast on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Outcast?: City of Light. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Outcast.
How big is Outcast?: Outcast is 3 books, 2016–2017.

Books like Outcast: 9 series to read next

Read next in Outcast

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one