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Books like Shadowspawn: 9 series to read next

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

Shadowspawn is 3 books, 2010–2013.

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Meredith Gentry
Anita Blake
Guild Hunter
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
The Dresden Files
Night Huntress
Dante Valentine
Wicked Lovely
Alex Stern

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and court 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 →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

About vampires, set in north america.

“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 →

Guild HunterSeries

seriesNalini Singh23 books2009

Paranormal romance, about angels.

“Guild Hunter is set in a world where angels rule openly over human society, served by vampires bound to them for a century of servitude and policed in part by hunters who track down vampires who break their bonds.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Angels' Blood →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Set in north america.

“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, set in north america and big city.

“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 →

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

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Dante ValentineSeries

seriesLilith Saintcrow6 books2006

About demons.

“Working for the Devil opens Lilith Saintcrow's Dante Valentine series with Dante, a necromancer-for-hire who reluctantly takes a job from the Devil himself: kill a rogue demon, Vardimal Santino, in exchange for her life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Working for the Devil →

Wicked LovelySeries

seriesMelissa Marr17 books2007

About fae.

“Later books widen out to other faerie courts and other narrators drawn into the same modern-day faerie politics layered invisibly over ordinary life.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Cold Iron Heart →

Alex SternSeries

seriesLeigh Bardugo4 books2019

Dark fantasy, set in big city.

“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 →

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 Shadowspawn?: Meredith Gentry — the closest match to Shadowspawn on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Shadowspawn?: A Taint in the Blood. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Shadowspawn.
How big is Shadowspawn?: Shadowspawn is 3 books, 2010–2013.

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