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Books like The Leira Chronicles: 9 series to read next

The Leira Chronicles is 22 books, 2017–2024.

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The Mortal Instruments
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Heir Chronicles
The Dresden Files
Rivers of London
Elves on the Road
Young Wizards
The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
Alex Verus

universe70 books2007

“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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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 →

Heir ChroniclesSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima5 books2006

“Cinda Williams Chima's Heir Chronicles begins with The Warrior Heir, in which sixteen-year-old Jack learns he has hidden magical, warrior ancestry and is drawn into training to fight enemy wizards he didn't know existed.”
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Start with The Warrior Heir →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

Set in big city.

“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

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, set in british isles and big city.

“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 →

Elves on the RoadUniverse

universe47 books1989

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“A quartet of Elizabethan prequels with Roberta Gellis reaches back to the Tudor court, and the Diana Tregarde occult thrillers hang at the edges — a Guardian and romance writer whose casework keeps brushing the same concealed world.”
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Young WizardsSeries

seriesDiane Duane24 books1983

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about wizards and coming of age, set in contemporary and our world.

“Across fifteen books published between 1983 and 2019, the two age forward in something close to real time as their missions escalate from New York streets to alien worlds and beyond.”
from the catalogue description

Start with So You Want to Be a Wizard →

The World of Skulduggery PleasantSeries

seriesDerek Landy38 books2007

Dark fantasy.

“None require following a separate ongoing plot of their own.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Across a Dark Plain →

Alex VerusSeries

seriesBenedict Jacka14 books2012

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“Starting with Fated, the series escalates from small jobs and favors into open conflict with the Council structure and Alex's own former master, as his precognitive gift proves more dangerous to wield than it first appears.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fated →

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What should I read after The Leira Chronicles?: The Mortal Instruments — the closest match to The Leira Chronicles on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Leira Chronicles?: Quest for Magic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Leira Chronicles.
How big is The Leira Chronicles?: The Leira Chronicles is 22 books, 2017–2024.

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