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Books like Richard Dun: 9 series to read next

Richard Dun is paranormal, about vampires, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Richard Dun is 4 books, 1997–2004.

“Since he was sixteen, Richard had been his family's fighting man, its champion.”
from the catalogue description of Keeper of the King

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Buffyverse
The Vampire Chronicles
Anita Blake
Vampire Huntress Legend
The Morganville Vampires
Jerusalem's Lot
Shadow Saga II (Christopher Golden)
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Tantalize / Quincie, Kieren and Zachary

BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and north america.

“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

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The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

Horror and gothic.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, dark and tense in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and 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
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

Vampire Huntress LegendSeries

seriesL. A. Banks15 books2003

Paranormal and urban fantasy, about vampires, set in contemporary.

“L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend opens with Minion, introducing Damali Richards, a spoken-word artist and martial artist who moonlights as a vampire hunter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Minion →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Set in small town.

“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 →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, eerie in tone, set in small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Shadow Saga II (Christopher Golden)Series

seriesChristopher Golden7 books1994

Set in contemporary and our world.

“Christopher Golden's Shadow Saga follows Peter Octavian, a centuries-old vampire working as a private investigator in a Boston where humans live alongside a hidden population of supernatural creatures, beginning with Of Saints and Shadows.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Of Saints and Shadows →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

About survival and coming of age.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

Tantalize / Quincie, Kieren and ZacharySeries

seriesCynthia Leitich Smith4 books2007

Paranormal romance.

“Can Quincie transform their new hire into a culinary Dark Lord before opening night?”
from the catalogue description of Tantalize

Start with Tantalize →

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 Richard Dun?: Buffyverse — the closest match to Richard Dun on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Richard Dun?: Keeper of the King. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Richard Dun.
How big is Richard Dun?: Richard Dun is 4 books, 1997–2004.

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