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Books like The Veil: 9 series to read next

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

The Veil is 3 books, 2006–2008.

“Now he will marry a lovely young woman bearing the Bascombe stamp of approval.”
from the catalogue description of The Myth Hunters

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The Dresden Files
Meredith Gentry
The Hollows
October Daye
Kitty Norville
War for the Oaks
The Dark Is Rising
Heir Chronicles
Mercy Thompson

The Dresden FilesSeries

seriesJim Butcher & Mark Powers (comics)56 books2000

About wizards, 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 →

Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Paranormal romance, about court intrigue.

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

The HollowsSeries

seriesKim Harrison39 books2004

About witches and demons.

Start with The Turn →

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 →

Kitty NorvilleSeries

seriesCarrie Vaughn62 books2001

Paranormal, about werewolves.

“The program focuses on supernatural issues, beings and creatures she encounters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Kitty and the Midnight Hour →

War for the OaksSeries

seriesEmma Bull & Will Shetterly2 books1987

About music, set in big city.

Start with War for the Oaks →

The Dark Is RisingSeries

seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965

Set in british isles.

“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 →

Heir ChroniclesSeries

seriesCinda Williams Chima5 books2006

About wizards.

“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 →

Mercy ThompsonUniverse

universe45 books2006

About werewolves.

“Patricia Briggs builds this world across two interlocking series.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Veil?: The Dresden Files — the closest match to The Veil on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Veil?: The Myth Hunters. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Veil.
How big is The Veil?: The Veil is 3 books, 2006–2008.

Books like The Veil: 9 series to read next

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