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Books like The Unseen World: 9 series to read next

The Unseen World is urban fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Unseen World is 2 books, 2017–2023.

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Rivers of London
The Dresden Files
Atlas (Olivie Blake)
Meredith Gentry
Дозоры / Watch
October Daye
Alex Verus
Alex Stern
Allie Beckstrom Universe

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Mystery & detective, about murder investigation, set in british isles.

“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 →

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

“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 →

Atlas (Olivie Blake)Series

seriesOlivie Blake3 books2020

“Olivie Blake's Atlas trilogy follows six magical scholars recruited into a secretive society that grants near-limitless magical resources in exchange for a mortal cost only revealed after they've already committed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Atlas Six →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about fae and court intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Дозоры / WatchSeries

seriesСергей Лукьяненко & Владимир Васильев6 books1998

Set in eastern europe.

“Each book follows the Night Watch magician Anton Gorodetsky through a case that keeps threatening to unbalance that truce for good.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Night Watch →

October DayeSeries

seriesSeanan McGuire42 books2009

About fae.

“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 →

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 →

Alex SternSeries

seriesLeigh Bardugo4 books2019

Dark fantasy.

“The opening novel, Ninth House, establishes her as an outsider gifted with the ability to see ghosts; the sequels continue her investigation into the societies' abuses and the murder that first drew her into Lethe's world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ninth House →

Allie Beckstrom UniverseSeries

seriesDevon Monk14 books2008

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

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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 Unseen World?: Rivers of London — the closest match to The Unseen World on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Unseen World?: An Unkindness of Magicians. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Unseen World.
How big is The Unseen World?: The Unseen World is 2 books, 2017–2023.

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