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Books like The Escaped: 9 series to read next

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

The Escaped is 3 books, 2015–2016.

“When the cage of the damned is open, the Furies send their only son, Alek, to try to bring those souls back.”
from the catalogue description of Amber Smoke

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Meredith Gentry
Echo
Modern Tale of Faerie
The Mortal Instruments
Star Shards
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
The Andromeda Strain
Vampire Academy Universe
Embrace / The Violet Eden Chapters

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

About fae and political intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

EchoSeries

seriesMelissa Grey3 books2015

About war.

“Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins.”
from the catalogue description of The Girl at Midnight

Start with The Girl at Midnight →

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About fae and coming of age.

Start with Tithe →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

Star ShardsSeries

seriesNeal Shusterman3 books1995

Fantasy, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“Six teenagers are horrified to discover that an evil force has taken control of them.”
from the catalogue description of Scorpion Shards

Start with Scorpion Shards →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

Vampire Academy UniverseSeries

seriesRichelle Mead & Michelle Rowen19 books2007

About vampires.

Reading order →

Embrace / The Violet Eden ChaptersSeries

seriesJessica Shirvington5 books2010

About angels.

“Seventeen-year-old Violet Eden's world is turned upside down when she falls for the sexy and aloof Lincoln and discovers he is part angel and part human.”
from the catalogue description of Embrace

Start with Embrace →

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 Escaped?: Meredith Gentry — the closest match to The Escaped on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Escaped?: Amber Smoke. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Escaped.
How big is The Escaped?: The Escaped is 3 books, 2015–2016.

Books like The Escaped: 9 series to read next

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