Books like Alex Verus
30 fantasy books to read after Alex Verus, by Jacka, Benedict, the closest match first.
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Alex Verus book 2
1. Cursed
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
Cursed with the ability to kill anyone who touches her, Ember McWilliams remains a loner until she becomes attracted to new boy Hayden, whose adopted father has a strange fascination...
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Alex Verus book 3
2. Taken
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
Second chances are only helpful if you recognize them for what they are. Celebrated actress Scarlett Thomas never wanted fame -- that was her parent’s dream. Now she’s ready to...
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Alex Verus book 4
3. Choosen
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
**Updated to include the short story Emergence.** Everything Emma Thompson owns fits in a suitcase she moves from one roach infested motel to another. She and Jake, her five year...
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Alex Verus book 5
4. Hidden
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
After Jeff Manning suddenly dies, two women who loved him--his wife, Claire, and his co-worker, Tish--are both sent reeling and must figure out how to cope.
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Alex Verus book 6
5. Veiled
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
After identifying her best friend's remains, forensic odontologist Lacey Campbell becomes involved in the search for the serial killer who's murdering the witnesses who sent the so-called Co-Ed Slayer to...
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Alex Verus book 3
6. Taken
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
Fans of Incarceron by Catherine Fisher and Variant by Robison Wells won't want to miss this magnetic first book in a gripping dystopian sci-fi series. Marie Lu, New York Times...
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Alex Verus book 4
7. Choosen
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
It is said that when war threatens the world, one individual will be selected by prophecy to lead the Shadow Warriors out of the Land of Mist and reclaim the...
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Alex Verus book 2
8. Cursed
by Jacka, Benedict
- Same series
- Same author
A mysterious woman bursts into the Arcana Emporium one night with an assassin on her tail, and the diviner Alex Verus is thrown into a plot to revive a long-forbidden...
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Bobby Dollar book 1 Start here
9. Dirty Streets Of Heaven
by Williams, Tad
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This one by Tad Williams, a master at writing well plotted, rich fantasy tales.This is his second foray into urban fantasy territory (first being War of the Flowers - another...
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10. The Devil You Know
by Carey, Mike
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Read Mike Carey's Felix Castor series for something just like Dresden in style and form, yet completely different. The blurb states it's 'every bit as good as Jim Butcher' and...
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Sandman Slim book 1 Start here
11. Sandman Slim
by Kadrey, Richard
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Of all the books on this list, Sandman Slim is probably the darkest and most brutal. But it's disturbingly good a story about a sort of Harry Dresden character who...
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12. Rivers Of London
by Aaronovitch, Ben
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Ah, detective urban fantasy but with a decidedly police procedural bent. If you like the idea of Dresden but hate the over-the-top, break all magical rules on a whim aspect...
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13. Libromancer
by Hines, Jim C.
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How to describe this one? It's kind of like Brandon Sanderson and Jim Butcher got it on in a library and this was their literary love child. There is really...
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14. Codex Alera
by Butcher, Jim
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While some of the books on this list offer a fresh take on the classics, Jim Butcher creates something entirely new. It began on a writer's workshop board during an...
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15. The Golem And The Jinni
by Wecker, Helene
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This is one of the more non-traditional fantasy, literary picks on this list, but don't be scared off: The Genie and the Golem is one of the most heart-warming, touching...
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The Crescent Moon Kingdoms book 1 Start here
16. Throne Of The Crescent Moon
by Ahmed, Saladin
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This debut novel promises a good start to a new series. The novel is an example of the Sword and Sorcery kind of swashbuckling action.
Adventure fantasy that's unlike anything you've read before. Take the setting and wonder and magic of The Arabian Nights, mix in the modern fantasy traditions, and bake it with some...
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Reckoners book 1 Start here
17. Steelheart
by Sanderson, Brandon
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While Sanderson excels at writing âepicâ fantasy, Steelheartwas a pleasant surprise. Sanderson takes on the âsuperheroâ fantasy genre andwrites a uniquely compelling tale about a band of ordinary humans whospecialize...
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18. Nos4a2
by Hill, Joe
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A child's imagination becomes a weapon in Joe Hill's chilling tale of a car that carries children away to Christmasland.
In the tradition of Steven King, the spiritual father to Joe Hill's style of horror, NOS4A2 is a novel about the tricky space of growing up and the uncanny shit...
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Bloodsounder's Arc book 1 Start here
19. Scourge Of The Betrayer
by Salyards, Jeff
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This novel is dark fantasy down to the core, bringing a refreshing tone and plenty of room for development. It's told not from the eyes of the protagonist but the...
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Shattered Sea book 2
20. Half The World
by Abercrombie, Joe
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Abercrombie kicked off his Shattered Sea series with the award-winning Half a King, but his second novel approaches true mastery. Half the World picks up many years after the first,...
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21. Nation
by Pratchett, Terry
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Pratchett's immensely successful Discworld gets the most attention of his works, but amongst those works lie unrelated novels that deserve even more praise. Nation is one of those, and may...
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Nightrunner book 2
22. Stalking Darkness
by Flewelling, Lynn
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Flewelling's series takes place in the medieval country of Skala and presents a near-perfect sword and sorcery experience. It details the growth of Alec, saved from prison by Seregil, a...
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23. Seventh Son
by Card, Orson Scott
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This series is part Fantasy and part Alternate History and takes place after the American Revolutionary War. Supernatural powers are simply a part of life. The main character has tremendous powers.
Orson Scott Card is best known for his immensely popular Ender's Game series, but he hasn't just tried his hand at the sci-fi genre. Card markets Alvin Maker as a...
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24. The Cycle Of Fire
by Wurts, Janny
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The Cycle of Fire is another one of those classic series. The world is in danger, and three children are its only chance of survival. It's a popular plot line,...
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25. Magician
by Feist, Raymond E.
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It's really hard to go wrong with a good magician's apprentice story, but Raymond Feist manages to push beyond that with an epic scale and several new elements. Magician is...
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26. Song Of The Lioness
by Pierce, Tamora
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Tamora Pierce's Lioness series manages to touch on difficult issues without ever preaching them. Through Alanna, she explores both feminist and gender identity issues while weaving an epic story of...
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27. The Troupe
by Bennett, Robert Jackson
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Vaudeville: mad, mercenary, dreamy, and absurd, a world of clashing cultures and ferocious showmanship and wickedly delightful deceptions. But sixteen-year-old pianist George Carole has joined vaudeville for one reason only:...
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28. Broken Empire / Red Queens War
by Lawrence, Mark
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The first in The Broken Empire series, this gritty and violent novel focuses on a single character, who is an anti-hero, with a very dark past.
Mark Lawrence doesn’t use an abundance of technical explanations and diagrams, but that doesn’t make his magic system any less interesting. In fact, it lets him focus on his astonishing...
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Raven's Shadow book 1 Start here
29. Blood Song
by Ryan, Anthony
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One of the best fantasy novels in recent times, Blood Song also happens to have many school-like elements. Left as a child at the gates of the Sixth Order, Vaelin...
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Damar book 1 Start here
30. The Blue Sword
by Mckinley, Robin
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The original "strong heroine" fantasy author, McKinley broke new ground with her work in the 80's. Harry Crewe feels restless, insignificant, invisible. Until kelar, a kind of magical force handed...
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