Series
Books like The Raven Cycle: 9 series to read next
The Raven Cycle is urban fantasy and fantasy, about friendship, set in north america, mysterious in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Raven Cycle is 5 books, 2012–2018.
“Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past.”
from the catalogue description of The Raven Boys
- Welsh Virginia
- Black Dragon
- Fault Lines (Tim Powers)
- The Mortal Instruments
- Caster Chronicles / Beautiful Creatures Universe
- This Poison Heart
- Alchemy of Secrets
- The Curse Workers
- Modern Tale of Faerie
- Welsh VirginiaSeries
seriesMaggie Stiefvater8 books2012
Urban fantasy and fantasy, mysterious in tone, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasymysteriousfantasynorth americayoung adult
- Black DragonSeries
seriesR. A. MacAvoy2 books1983
Mystery & detective, about dragons, set in our world and big city.
matchedcontemporarymysteriousfantasyurban fantasynorth americafriendship
- Fault Lines (Tim Powers)Series
seriesTim Powers3 books1992
Urban fantasy and fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyfantasynorth americaeerie
- The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse
universe70 books2007
Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.
matchedfantasyurban fantasycontemporaryyoung adult
seriesKami Garcia & Margaret Stohl8 books2009
Fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.
matchedcontemporarynorth americafantasyyoung adult
- This Poison HeartSeries
seriesKalynn Bayron2 books2021
About witches and coming of age.
matchedcontemporaryfantasynorth americayoung adult
- Alchemy of SecretsSeries
seriesStephanie Garber1 book2025
Mystery & detective, tense in tone, about magical artifacts, set in big city.
matchedcontemporarymysteriousurban fantasyfantasynorth america
- The Curse WorkersSeries
seriesHolly Black3 books2010
Tense in tone, about family secrets and curses, set in our world.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyfantasynorth americayoung adult
- Modern Tale of FaerieSeries
seriesHolly Black4 books2002
About fae and coming of age, set in our world.
matchedcontemporaryurban fantasyfantasyyoung adult
Read next in The Raven Cycle
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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after The Raven Cycle?
- Welsh Virginia — the closest match to The Raven Cycle on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Raven Cycle?
- The Raven Boys. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Raven Cycle.
- How big is The Raven Cycle?
- The Raven Cycle is 5 books, 2012–2018.