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Books like Templar: 9 series to read next

Templar 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.

Templar is 7 books, 2015–2020.

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Vampire Huntress Legend
The Hollows
Sandman Slim
Buffyverse
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
The Dark Elite
Cassandra Palmer
Dante Valentine
Otherworld (Yasmine Galenorn)

Vampire Huntress LegendSeries

seriesL. A. Banks15 books2003

About vampires.

“L. A. Banks's Vampire Huntress Legend opens with Minion, introducing Damali Richards, a spoken-word artist and martial artist who moonlights as a vampire hunter.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Minion →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

Urban fantasy, about demons and witches, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The Turn →

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 →

BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

About vampires.

“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Urban fantasy and paranormal, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 Dark EliteSeries

seriesChloe Neill3 books2009

About coming of age.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue description of Firespell

Start with Firespell →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Dante ValentineSeries

seriesLilith Saintcrow6 books2006

Urban fantasy, tense and dark in tone, about demons, set in contemporary.

“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 →

Otherworld (Yasmine Galenorn)Series

seriesYasmine Galenorn50 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Reading order →

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 Templar?: Vampire Huntress Legend — the closest match to Templar on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Templar?: Ship of the Dead. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Templar.
How big is Templar?: Templar is 7 books, 2015–2020.

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