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Books like The Foundling: 9 series to read next

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

The Foundling is 5 books, 2017–2020.

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October Daye
Mercy Thompson
The Great Cities
Gale Family
The Mortal Instruments
Adam Binder
The Morganville Vampires
Chicagoland Vampires Universe
Cal Leandros

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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Start with Strangers in Court →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

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

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The Great CitiesSeries

seriesN. K. Jemisin3 books2016

Fantasy.

“N. K. Jemisin's Great Cities duology imagines that great cities can awaken as living, sentient avatars defending themselves against extradimensional threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City We Became →

Gale FamilySeries

seriesTanya Huff3 books2009

Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“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 →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy.

“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

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Adam BinderSeries

seriesDavid R. Slayton4 books2020

About class conflict and family secrets.

“The Adam Binder novels are a series of urban fantasy novels by David R. Slayton.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with White Trash Warlock →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

About vampires, set in 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 →

Chicagoland Vampires UniverseSeries

seriesChloe Neill25 books2009

Paranormal romance, about vampires.

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Cal LeandrosSeries

seriesRob Thurman13 books2006

Dark in tone.

“There's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side-and that's only the beginning.”
from the catalogue description of Nightlife
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Start with Nightlife →

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 Foundling?: October Daye — the closest match to The Foundling on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Foundling?: Bayou Born. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Foundling.
How big is The Foundling?: The Foundling is 5 books, 2017–2020.

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