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Books like The Forbidden Game: 9 series to read next

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

The Forbidden Game is 3 books, from 1994.

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The Morganville Vampires
Malice
The Half Bad Trilogy
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
Jerusalem's Lot
The Andromeda Strain
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Echo
Star Shards

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Urban fantasy, about vampires, set in north america and small town.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Glass Houses →

MaliceSeries

seriesChris Wooding2 books2009

Portal fantasy, about transported to another world.

Start with Malice →

The Half Bad TrilogySeries

seriesSally Green4 books2014

About witches.

“Sally Green's Half Bad is set in a modern Britain where witches live alongside ordinary humans, split between a persecuted Black witch minority and a dominant White witch majority.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Half Bad →

The Coldest Girl in ColdtownSeries

seriesHolly Black2 books2009

Paranormal, about vampires and coming of age, set in north america.

Start with The Coldest Girl in Coldtown →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Horror, about vampires, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, about plague and pandemic.

“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 →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about psychic powers, set in far future.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
from the catalogue description of Obernewtyn
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Start with Obernewtyn →

EchoSeries

seriesMelissa Grey3 books2015

Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, about war, set in secondary world.

“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 →

Star ShardsSeries

seriesNeal Shusterman3 books1995

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

“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 →

Why these

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Forbidden Game?: The Morganville Vampires — the closest match to The Forbidden Game on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Forbidden Game?: The Hunter. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Forbidden Game.
How big is The Forbidden Game?: The Forbidden Game is 3 books, from 1994.
Is The Forbidden Game finished?: Yes — 3 books, from 1994.

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