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Books like The Iron Druid Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Iron Druid Chronicles 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 Iron Druid Chronicles is 70 books, 2011–2026.

“All the books, including short stories, have recorded audiobooks narrated by Luke Daniels and Christopher Ragland”
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The Dresden Files
Rivers of London
InCryptid
The Hollows
Mercy Thompson
Artemis Fowl
American Gods
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
October Daye

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Urban fantasy, about wizards, set in contemporary and 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 →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mysterious in tone.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
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Start with Rivers of London →

InCryptidSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire53 books2012

About found family.

Start with Discount Armageddon →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

Urban fantasy, about witches and demons, set in contemporary and north america.

Start with The Turn →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
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Reading order →

Artemis FowlSeries

seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001

“As of 2013, the novels have sold more than 21 million copies in 44 languages, and are one of the best-selling series of all time.”
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Start with LEPrecon →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Fantasy and mythic fantasy, about gods, set in contemporary and our world.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
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Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas FlamelSeries

seriesMichael Scott15 books2007

About immortality.

“The first book in the series, The Alchemyst, was released in 2007, and the sequels were released at the rate of one per year, concluding with The Enchantress in 2012.”
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Start with The Alchemyst →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

Urban fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary and north america.

“Young October had to make important decisions about her future.”
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Start with Strangers in Court →

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.

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What should I read after The Iron Druid Chronicles?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to The Iron Druid Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Iron Druid Chronicles?: The Chapel Perilous. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Iron Druid Chronicles.
How big is The Iron Druid Chronicles?: The Iron Druid Chronicles is 70 books, 2011–2026.

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