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Books like The Freelance Vampire: 9 series to read next

The Freelance Vampire 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 Freelance Vampire is 7 books, 2025–2026.

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The Dresden Files
The Hollows
Kitty Norville
Chicagoland Vampires Universe
Mercy Thompson
Cassandra Palmer
Anita Blake
Buffyverse
The Mortal Instruments

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, set in north america.

“The novels are narrated from the first-person perspective of Harry Dresden, a private detective and wizard, as he investigates supernatural disturbances in contemporary Chicago.”
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons, set in north america.

Start with The Turn →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

About werewolves, set in north america.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

Chicagoland Vampires UniverseSeries

seriesChloe Neill25 books2009

Paranormal romance, set in north america.

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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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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

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Anita BlakeSeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton & Jonathon Green42 books1993

Dark in tone, set in north america.

“The books have sold more than six million copies; many have made The New York Times Best Seller list.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Guilty Pleasures →

BuffyverseUniverse

universe205 books1992

Set in north america.

“Into every generation a Slayer is born: one girl in all the world with the strength to stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
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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 Freelance Vampire?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to The Freelance Vampire on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Freelance Vampire?: Vampire for Hire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Freelance Vampire.
How big is The Freelance Vampire?: The Freelance Vampire is 7 books, 2025–2026.

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