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Books like Rite World: 9 series to read next

Rite World is fantasy and paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Rite World is 17 books across 6 series, 2018–2021.

“Magic runs under the skin of the ordinary world, and only the Riteborn feel it move.”
from the catalogue description

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Fallen
Dark-Hunter
Vampire Academy Universe
The Mortal Instruments
The Dark Elements
Halo (Alexandra Adornetto)
Evernight Universe
Night Huntress
Carpathian

FallenSeries

seriesLauren Kate7 books2009

About angels and reincarnation.

“Lauren Kate's Fallen opens with Luce Price, sent to a reform school in Savannah after a fire she can't explain, where she meets Daniel, a boy she is certain she has met before.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fallen →

Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance, set in our world and contemporary.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
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Start with Fantasy Lover →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

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

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The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“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

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The Dark ElementsSeries

seriesJennifer L. Armentrout4 books2013

Fantasy and paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about forbidden love and demons, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Bitter Sweet Love →

Halo (Alexandra Adornetto)Series

seriesAlexandra Adornetto3 books2010

About angels.

“Alexandra Adornetto's Halo trilogy follows three angels sent to a small American town to counter a rising darkness, centered on Bethany, the youngest of them, who falls in love with a mortal boy despite the assignment's rules.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Halo →

Evernight UniverseSeries

seriesClaudia Gray7 books2008

Paranormal romance, tense in tone, about forbidden love and vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Balthazar →

Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Paranormal romance and urban fantasy, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

“You hit harder, heal faster, and the monsters that murdered half your family never see you coming.”
from the catalogue description

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CarpathianSeries

seriesChristine Feehan48 books1999

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and our world.

“Carpathian is Christine Feehan's long-running paranormal romance series about an ancient, near-immortal species who slowly lose color and feeling until they find a lifemate who restores both.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dark Prince →

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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 Rite World?: Fallen — the closest match to Rite World on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Rite World?: Rite World is 17 books across 6 series, 2018–2021.

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