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Books like The Guild Codex: 9 series to read next
The Guild Codex is urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Guild Codex is 24 books across 5 series, 2018–2026.
“In this corner of the modern world, magic never died out — it went underground, licensed and policed, sorted into guilds that meet in back rooms while the rest of us walk past none the wiser.”
from the catalogue description
- The Iron Druid Chronicles
- InCryptid
- Rivers of London
- The Mortal Instruments
- Keeper Chronicles (Tanya Huff)
- The Beginner's Guide to Necromancy
- Secret Histories
- The Hollows
- The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
seriesKevin Hearne70 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
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- InCryptidSeries
seriesSeanan McGuire53 books2012
Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, about found family, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedurban fantasycontemporaryfound familyour worldadventurousnorth america
- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in british isles.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarybig city
seriesTanya Huff5 books1998
Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedurban fantasycontemporaryour worldfantasy
seriesHailey Edwards11 books2017
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
matchedurban fantasycontemporaryour world
- Secret HistoriesSeries
seriesSimon R. Green12 books2007
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.
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- The HollowsSeries
seriesKim Harrison39 books2004
Urban fantasy, about demons and witches, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedurban fantasycontemporarydemonswitchesnorth america
seriesDerek Landy38 books2007
Dark fantasy.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyour worldadventurous
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Questions readers ask
- What should I read after The Guild Codex?
- The Iron Druid Chronicles — the closest match to The Guild Codex on what it is about, not on what sells.
- How big is The Guild Codex?
- The Guild Codex is 24 books across 5 series, 2018–2026.