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Books like SPI Files: 9 series to read next

SPI Files 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.

SPI Files is 8 books, 2013–2021.

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The Dresden Files
October Daye
The Hollows
Rivers of London
The Cosa Nostradamus
Anita Blake
Mercy Thompson
Kitty Norville
Cal Leandros

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches.

Start with The Turn →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Set in british isles.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

The Cosa NostradamusSeries

seriesLaura Anne Gilman24 books2004

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

Start with Dusted →

Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Urban fantasy, tense and dark 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 →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

Urban fantasy, about werewolves, set in contemporary and north america.

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Urban fantasy and paranormal, about werewolves, set in contemporary and north america.

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

Cal LeandrosSeries

seriesRob Thurman13 books2006

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, set in contemporary and big city.

“There's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side-and that's only the beginning.”
from the catalogue description of Nightlife
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Start with Nightlife →

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 SPI Files?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to SPI Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with SPI Files?: Lucky Charms. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for SPI Files.
How big is SPI Files?: SPI Files is 8 books, 2013–2021.

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