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Books like Paternus: 9 series to read next

Paternus is 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.

Paternus is 5 books, 2016–2020.

“When a local hospital is attacked by strange and frightening men, Fiona Patterson and Zeke Prisco save a catatonic old man named Peter--and find themselves running for their lives with creatures beyond imagination hounding their every step.”
from the catalogue description

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The Goddess War
American Gods
Fionavar Universe
The Great Cities
Maya and the Rising Dark
Dark Heavens milieu
Covenant
Athanor
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel

The Goddess WarSeries

seriesKendare Blake5 books2013

Dark in tone.

Start with Antigoddess →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Fionavar UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay5 books1984

Epic fantasy and portal fantasy, emotional in tone, set in secondary world.

“Kay lived in the countryside near Aix-en-Provence, the setting of Ysabel, while he wrote it.”
from the catalogue description of Ysabel

Start with Ysabel →

The Great CitiesSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016

Set in north america.

“N. K. Jemisin's Great Cities duology imagines that great cities can awaken as living, sentient avatars defending themselves against extradimensional threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City We Became →

Maya and the Rising DarkSeries

seriesRena Barron3 books2020

Start with Maya and the Rising Dark →

Dark Heavens milieuSeries

seriesKylie Chan13 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with The Gravity Engine →

CovenantSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout7 books2011

Start with Daimon →

AthanorSeries

seriesJane Lindskold3 books1998

About shapeshifters.

“As the millennium approaches, King Arthur strives with technology and high magic to protect his immortal subjects from human discovery.”
from the catalogue description of Changer

Start with Changer →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About immortality and wizards.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Alchemyst →

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 Paternus?: The Goddess War — the closest match to Paternus on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Paternus?: Paternus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Paternus.
How big is Paternus?: Paternus is 5 books, 2016–2020.

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