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Books like The Deadside World: 9 series to read next

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

The Deadside World is 12 books, 2020–2021.

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Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
The Hollows
Mercy Thompson
Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty-Hunter
Magic Ex Libris
Kitty Norville
Otherworld (Yasmine Galenorn)
Cassandra Palmer
Gale Family

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 HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About demons, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves, set in north america.

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

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Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty-HunterSeries

seriesJames R. Tuck7 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with That Thing at the Zoo →

Magic Ex LibrisSeries

seriesJim C. Hines8 books2009

About books and reading, set in north america.

“A key theme of the novel is the power of literature and knowledge.”
from the catalogue description of Libriomancer

Start with Libriomancer →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

About werewolves, set in 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 →

Otherworld (Yasmine Galenorn)Series

seriesYasmine Galenorn50 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

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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 →

Gale FamilySeries

seriesTanya Huff3 books2009

Set in north america.

“Tanya Huff's urban fantasy trilogy follows Alysha Gale, a member of a Canadian family whose charms can reshape reality, after she inherits her grandmother's junk shop in Calgary and discovers it doubles as a gateway into the fae world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Enchantment Emporium →

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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 The Deadside World?: Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong) — the closest match to The Deadside World on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is The Deadside World?: The Deadside World is 12 books, 2020–2021.

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