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Books like Scarborough Fair: 9 series to read next

Scarborough Fair is fantasy, about curses and fae, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Scarborough Fair is 3 books, 2008–2013.

“When seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers her family is under an ancient curse by an evil Elfin Knight, she realizes to break the curse she must perform three impossible tasks before her daughter is born in order to save them both.”
from the catalogue description of Impossible

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Modern Tale of Faerie
The Curse Workers
Watersong
Wings (Aprilynne Pike)
Meredith Gentry
The Blood Journals
The Sisters Grimm
American Gods
Sweep / Wicca (UK)

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

Urban fantasy.

Start with Tithe →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

Urban fantasy, about organized crime.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

WatersongSeries

seriesAmanda Hocking5 books2012

Paranormal.

“Strangers in town for the summer, Penn, Lexi and Thea have caught everyone's attention—but it’s Gemma who’s attracted theirs.”
from the catalogue description of Wake
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Start with Wake →

Wings (Aprilynne Pike)Series

seriesAprilynne Pike6 books2009

Fantasy, about fae and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Wings →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy and paranormal romance, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

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

The Blood JournalsSeries

seriesTessa Gratton2 books2011

About witches.

“Meet Silla, a damaged heroine who is fixated on death.”
from the catalogue description of Blood Magic

Start with Blood Magic →

The Sisters GrimmSeries

seriesMichael Buckley9 books2005

Mystery & detective, adventurous in tone.

“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 →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, 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 →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

Urban fantasy, about witches.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

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 Scarborough Fair?: Modern Tale of Faerie — the closest match to Scarborough Fair on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Scarborough Fair?: Impossible. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Scarborough Fair.
How big is Scarborough Fair?: Scarborough Fair is 3 books, 2008–2013.

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