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Books like Samuel Branch: 9 series to read next

Samuel Branch is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Samuel Branch is 6 books, 2010–2021.

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Anita Blake
The Hollows
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
The Dresden Files
Meredith Gentry
Night Huntress
Alex Stern
Sandman Slim
Kitty Norville

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Night HuntressUniverse

universe53 books2007

Paranormal romance, about vampires.

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

Reading order →

Alex SternSeries

seriesLeigh Bardugo4 books2019

Dark fantasy.

“The opening novel, Ninth House, establishes her as an outsider gifted with the ability to see ghosts; the sequels continue her investigation into the societies' abuses and the murder that first drew her into Lethe's world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ninth House →

Sandman SlimSeries

seriesRichard Kadrey15 books2009

Urban fantasy, dark in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim follows James Stark, a magician who spent eleven years trapped fighting in Hell before escaping back to a Los Angeles that isn't much friendlier, looking for revenge against the circle that sent him there.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sandman Slim →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Paranormal, about werewolves.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

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 Samuel Branch?: Anita Blake — the closest match to Samuel Branch on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Samuel Branch?: Falls. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Samuel Branch.
How big is Samuel Branch?: Samuel Branch is 6 books, 2010–2021.

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