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Books like The Shadowshaper Cypher: 9 series to read next

The Shadowshaper Cypher is urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Shadowshaper Cypher is 3 books, 2015–2020.

“As forces of gentrification invade their community and a mysterious being who appropriates their magic begins to hunt the aging shadowshapers, Sierra must learn about her artistic and spiritual heritage to foil the killer.”
from the catalogue description of Shadowshaper

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The Curse Workers
The Morganville Vampires
The Dresden Files
The Shadowshaper Cypher Universe
The Legendborn Cycle
The Dark Elite
Sorcery Hall
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)
Sweep / Wicca (UK)

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime.

“Holly Black's Curse Workers trilogy is set in an alternate America where 'curse work' — magic that harms or transforms through touch — is illegal, enforced through gloves and Prohibition-era-style crime families.”
from the catalogue description

Start with White Cat →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Paranormal, about vampires, set in small town.

“The novels feature Claire Danvers, a student at Texas Prairie University, and her housemates in the vampire-controlled city of Morganville, Texas.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Glass Houses →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards.

“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.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

The Shadowshaper Cypher UniverseSeries

seriesDaniel José Older5 books2015

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and north america.

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The Legendborn CycleSeries

seriesTracy Deonn3 books2020

Urban fantasy, tense in tone, set in contemporary and north america.

“Tracy Deonn's Legendborn Cycle follows Bree Matthews, a Black teenager who enrolls in an early-college program and stumbles into a secret society descended from Arthurian legend operating alongside her North Carolina campus.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Legendborn →

The Dark EliteSeries

seriesChloe Neill3 books2009

About magic schools.

“Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich.”
from the catalogue description of Firespell

Start with Firespell →

Sorcery HallSeries

seriesSuzy McKee Charnas3 books1985

About wizards.

“When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall who enlists her help in his fight against a dreaded monster of darkness.”
from the catalogue description of The Bronze King

Start with The Bronze King →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

Sweep / Wicca (UK)Series

seriesCate Tiernan15 books2001

Urban fantasy, about witches, set in contemporary and our world.

“Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven.”
from the catalogue description of Book of Shadows

Start with Book of Shadows →

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 Shadowshaper Cypher?: The Curse Workers — the closest match to The Shadowshaper Cypher on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Shadowshaper Cypher?: Shadowshaper. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Shadowshaper Cypher.
How big is The Shadowshaper Cypher?: The Shadowshaper Cypher is 3 books, 2015–2020.

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