Books Like The Dresden Files: 6 Series to Read Next
Six series for Dresden Files fans, from Jim Butcher's own Codex Alera and Cinder Spires to Iron Druid and Mercy Thompson, with reading orders.
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1.Codex Alera
Jim Butcher · 6 books
Jim Butcher's six-book fantasy (2004–2009) about Tavi, in a world where people control elemental forces called furies.
2.The Cinder Spires
Jim Butcher · 2 books
Jim Butcher's steampunk fantasy of two books so far, The Aeronaut's Windlass (2015) and The Olympian Affair (2023).
3.The Iron Druid Chronicles
Kevin Hearne · 10 books
Kevin Hearne's ten books from Hounded (2011) to Scourged (2018), with Besieged as an optional short story collection.
4.Mercy Thompson
Patricia Briggs · 14 books
Patricia Briggs's 14 books from Moon Called (2006) to 2024, with the companion series Alpha and Omega set in the same world.
5.Sookie Stackhouse
Charlaine Harris · 13 books
Charlaine Harris's 13 novels from Dead Until Dark (2001) to Dead Ever After (2013), which HBO loosely adapted as True Blood.
6.The Witcher
Andrzej Sapkowski · 9 books
Andrzej Sapkowski's eight books from The Last Wish (1993), starting with the story collections before the novels, which Netflix adapts.
Questions
- What are good books like The Dresden Files?
- This page lists 6 series: Codex Alera, The Cinder Spires, The Iron Druid Chronicles, Mercy Thompson, Sookie Stackhouse and The Witcher. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with The Dresden Files?
- Start with Storm Front (2000). Most fans say the series really takes off from book 3, Grave Peril, so push through the first two. See the full reading order for The Dresden Files.