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Books like The Delusion: 9 series to read next

The Delusion is set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Delusion is 3 books, 2017–2020.

“Owen, an ordinary high school senior, does not believe in the supernatural until a drink from an abandoned well allows him to see shackles and unearthly beings that may be the cause of a suicide epidemic.”
from the catalogue description

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Nina Kane / The Stars Never Rise
Rosemary Reilly
Talisman
American Gods
Songs of the Seraphim
After Such Knowledge
Shannara
The Mayfair Witches Saga
Exorcist

Nina Kane / The Stars Never RiseSeries

seriesRachel Vincent2 books2015

About survival.

“Sixteen-year-old Nina Kane should be worrying about her immortal soul, but she's too busy trying to actually survive.”
from the catalogue description of The Stars Never Rise

Start with The Stars Never Rise →

Rosemary ReillySeries

seriesIra Levin2 books1967

Horror, about parenthood, set in big city.

“Rosemary's Baby follows a young wife in a Gothic Manhattan apartment building who grows increasingly convinced that her elderly neighbors, and even her own husband, are part of a conspiracy surrounding her pregnancy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Rosemary's Baby →

TalismanSeries

seriesStephen King, Peter Straub & Robin Furth4 books1984

Portal fantasy.

“Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman follows twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer as he crosses between our world and the Territories, a parallel realm, on a cross-country quest to save his dying mother.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Talisman →

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 →

Songs of the SeraphimSeries

seriesAnne Rice2 books2009

About angels and redemption.

“Angel Time introduces Toby O'Dare, a contract killer given a chance at redemption when an angel recruits him to intervene in a medieval crisis, sending him back through history rather than forward.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Angel Time →

After Such KnowledgeSeries

seriesJames Blish7 books1953

“After Such Knowledge is James Blish's loosely linked trilogy on the costs of forbidden or dangerous knowledge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Doctor Mirabilis →

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Mayfair Witches SagaSeries

seriesAnne Rice3 books1990

Gothic and horror, about witches and family secrets.

Start with The Witching Hour →

ExorcistSeries

seriesWilliam Peter Blatty & Steven Piziks6 books1971

Horror.

“Other Exorcist books are tie-in and franchise material rather than further novels by Blatty himself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Exorcist →

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 The Delusion?: Nina Kane / The Stars Never Rise — the closest match to The Delusion on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Delusion?: The Delusion. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Delusion.
How big is The Delusion?: The Delusion is 3 books, 2017–2020.

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