Series
Books like Retrievers: 9 series to read next
Retrievers is urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and big city, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Retrievers is 9 books, 2004–2010.
“As a Retriever, Wren Valere specializes in finding things gone missing—and then bringing them back, no questions asked.”
from the catalogue description of Staying Dead
- The Dresden Files
- The Hollows
- The Great Cities
- The Cosa Nostradamus
- Meredith Gentry
- Heir Chronicles
- The Mortal Instruments
- War for the Oaks
- October Daye
- The Dresden FilesSeries
seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000
About wizards.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasybig citynorth america
- The HollowsSeries
seriesKim Harrison39 books2004
Urban fantasy, about demons and witches, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasydemonsnorth americawitches
- The Great CitiesSeries
seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016
Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyfantasybig citynorth america
- The Cosa NostradamusSeries
seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasy
- Meredith GentrySeries
seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000
Paranormal romance, about court intrigue.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasypolitical intrigueour worldfae
- Heir ChroniclesSeries
seriesCinda Williams Chima5 books2006
About wizards.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyfantasynorth america
- War for the OaksSeries
seriesEmma Bull & Will Shetterly2 books1987
About music.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyfantasyadventurousbig citynorth americafae
- October DayeSeries
seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009
Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasynorth americafae
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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 Retrievers?
- The Dresden Files — the closest match to Retrievers on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Retrievers?
- Staying Dead. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Retrievers.
- How big is Retrievers?
- Retrievers is 9 books, 2004–2010.