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Books like The Skyscraper Throne: 9 series to read next

The Skyscraper Throne is urban fantasy, set in british isles and contemporary, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Skyscraper Throne is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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London Below
The Curse Workers
American Gods
Rivers of London
Modern Tale of Faerie
The Morganville Vampires
Other
Felix Castor
Olympus Bound

London BelowSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman5 books1996

Eerie in tone, about transported to another world, set in underground & caves.

“Most notable is the appearance of the Floating Market at Harrods rather than under Battersea power station.”
from the catalogue description of Neverwhere

Start with Neverwhere →

The Curse WorkersSeries

seriesHolly Black3 books2010

About curses and organized crime, set in north america and our world.

“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 →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, set in 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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation.

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

Modern Tale of FaerieSeries

seriesHolly Black4 books2002

About fae, set in our world.

Start with Tithe →

The Morganville VampiresSeries

seriesRachel Caine40 books2006

Paranormal, about vampires, set in north america and 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 →

OtherSeries

seriesKaren Kincy3 books2010

About shapeshifters, set in our world.

Start with Other →

Felix CastorSeries

seriesMike Carey7 books2006

About demons.

“Mike Carey's Felix Castor novels follow a freelance exorcist working London's supernatural underside, taking paying jobs to banish ghosts and bind demons in a city where the dead don't always stay quiet.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Devil You Know →

Olympus BoundSeries

seriesJordanna Max Brodsky3 books2016

Set in north america.

“The Relentless One, the Bearer of the Bow, the Untamed.....those are only a few of the names Selene DiSilva's answered to over the years.”
from the catalogue description of The Immortals

Start with The Immortals →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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 Skyscraper Throne?: London Below — the closest match to The Skyscraper Throne on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Skyscraper Throne?: The City's Son. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Skyscraper Throne.
How big is The Skyscraper Throne?: The Skyscraper Throne is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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