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Books like Prospero's Daughter: 9 series to read next

Prospero's Daughter is fantasy and urban fantasy, about demons, set in contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Prospero's Daughter is 3 books, 2009–2011.

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The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Dresden Files
Young Wizards
American Gods
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
Artemis Fowl
The Iron Druid Chronicles
The Mortal Instruments
The Sisters Grimm

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About immortality.

“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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Set in big city.

“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 →

Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

About coming of age.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

About gods.

“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 →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

About fae.

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with LEPrecon →

The Iron Druid ChroniclesSeries

seriesKevin Hearne70 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“All the books, including short stories, have recorded audiobooks narrated by Luke Daniels and Christopher Ragland”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Chapel Perilous →

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 →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Fairy tale retelling and mystery & detective.

“Summary from copyright page: Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother whom they have always believed to be dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fairy-Tale Detectives
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Start with The Fairy-Tale Detectives →

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.

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What should I read after Prospero's Daughter?: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel — the closest match to Prospero's Daughter on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Prospero's Daughter?: Prospero Lost. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Prospero's Daughter.
How big is Prospero's Daughter?: Prospero's Daughter is 3 books, 2009–2011.

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