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Books like The Songkiller Saga: 9 series to read next

The Songkiller Saga is fantasy, about music, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Songkiller Saga is 3 books, 1991–1992.

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War for the Oaks
The Dresden Files
The Mortal Instruments
The Dark Is Rising
Songs of Earth and Power
The Hollows
Heir Chronicles
Artemis Fowl
October Daye

War for the OaksSeries

seriesEmma Bull & Will Shetterly2 books1987

Set in big city.

Start with War for the Oaks →

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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Fistful of Warlocks →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Mythic fantasy.

“The first book in the series, Over Sea, Under Stone, was originally conceived as a stand-alone novel, and the sequence gets its name from the second novel in the series, The Dark Is Rising.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Over Sea, Under Stone →

Songs of Earth and PowerSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1984

Fantasy, about fae, set in contemporary.

“The sequel, The Serpent Mage, continues Michael's story in that world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Infinity Concerto →

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches.

Start with The Turn →

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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Warrior Heir →

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

Start with LEPrecon →

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.”
from the catalogue description of Strangers in Court
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Songkiller Saga?: War for the Oaks — the closest match to The Songkiller Saga on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Songkiller Saga?: Phantom Banjo. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Songkiller Saga.
How big is The Songkiller Saga?: The Songkiller Saga is 3 books, 1991–1992.

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