29 Top fantasy books like Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1) by James J. Butcher

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Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

By: James J. Butcher

3.94

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantas…

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Cover of Fated (Alex Verus, #1) by Benedict Jacka

1. Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

By: Benedict Jacka

3.90

Format: 295 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Enter a “gorgeously realized world”* and meet a mage destined for greatness in the first novel in t… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Fated (Alex Verus, #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
"I've heard of a guy in Chicago who advertises in the phone book under "Wizard",though that's probably a urban legend."

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

"For years I'd been trying to forget..., locking it up and burying it deep in my memory. The journey... had shattered that, bringing it all back - but now that I'd faced it, I found to my surprise tha…"

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

"If there’s one thing all diviners share, it’s curiosity. We really can’t help it; it’s just part of who we are. If you dug out a tunnel somewhere in the wilderness a thousand miles from anywhere and …"

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

"Other mages have an odd attitude towards diviners. By the standards of, say, elemental mages. We can't gate, we can't attack, we can't shield, and when it comes to physical action our magic is about …"

-Benedict Jacka, Fated (Alex Verus, #1)

Cover of Hungry Ghosts (Eric Carter, #3) by Stephen Blackmoore

2. Hungry Ghosts (Eric Carter, #3)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

3.70

Format: None pages,

Necromancer Eric Carter's problems keep getting bigger. Bad enough he's the unwilling husband to th… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Hungry Ghosts (Eric Carter, #3) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Broken Souls (Eric Carter, #2) by Stephen Blackmoore

3. Broken Souls (Eric Carter, #2)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.81

Format: 539 pages, Paperback

When necromancer Eric Carter returned to Los Angeles after fifteen years on the run he knew things … read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Broken Souls (Eric Carter, #2) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
Cover of Mirror, Mirror (The Dresden Files, #17) by Jim Butcher

4. Mirror, Mirror (The Dresden Files, #17)

By: Jim Butcher

3.87

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

"The next book after this one (, DragonCon 2015. read more

Similar categories in Jim Butcher's Mirror, Mirror (The Dresden Files, #17) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Hidden (Alex Verus, #5) by Benedict Jacka

5. Hidden (Alex Verus, #5)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.04

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures - a talent that's gotten him and his friends o… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Hidden (Alex Verus, #5) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Dead Things (Eric Carter #1) by Stephen Blackmoore

6. Dead Things (Eric Carter #1)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

3.17

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Necromancer is such an ugly word, but it's a title Eric Carter is stuck with. He sees ghosts, talks… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Dead Things (Eric Carter #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Taken (Alex Verus, #3) by Benedict Jacka

7. Taken (Alex Verus, #3)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

Mage apprentices have been vanishing without a trace--and someone on the council might be involved.… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Taken (Alex Verus, #3) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook

8. The Olympian Affair (The Cinder Spires, #2)

By: Jim Butcher

4.25

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

The characters are off on a diplomatic mission to another Spire. A bunch of representatives of vari… read more

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9. Cursed (Alex Verus, #2)

By: Benedict Jacka

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Benedict Jacka's acclaimed Alex Verus series continues with Cursed. Since his second sight made him… read more

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Cover of Three Kinds of Lucky (The Shadow Age, #1) by Kim Harrison

10. Three Kinds of Lucky (The Shadow Age, #1)

By: Kim Harrison

3.92

Format: 452 pages, Hardcover

Luck is its own kind of magic, in this first book in an electrifying new contemporary fantasy serie… read more

Similar categories in Kim Harrison's Three Kinds of Lucky (The Shadow Age, #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • witches
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5) by Jim Butcher

11. The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5)

By: Jim Butcher

4.40

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

From the number one New York Times bestselling The Dresden Files series, a brand new novella set af… read more

Similar categories in Jim Butcher's The Law (The Dresden Files, #17.5) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Sleep No More (October Daye, #17) by Seanan McGuire

12. Sleep No More (October Daye, #17)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

October is very happy with her life as the second daughter of her pureblood parents, Amandine and S… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Sleep No More (October Daye, #17) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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13. Warriorborn (The Cinder Spires #1.5)

By: Jim Butcher

4.46

Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition

From the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of the Dresden Files comes an all-new, action-packed… read more

Similar categories in Jim Butcher's Warriorborn (The Cinder Spires #1.5) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) by Jim Butcher

14. The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)

By: Jim Butcher

4.18

Format: 656 pages, Paperback

Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera nove… read more

Similar categories in Jim Butcher's The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I love you,"

-Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)

"It's a tradition,"

-Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)

"HOW CAN YOU KNOW THIS?"

-Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)

"Predator is not property,"

-Jim Butcher, The Aeronaut's Windlass (The Cinder Spires, #1)

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15. The Innocent Sleep (October Daye, #18)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soo… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's The Innocent Sleep (October Daye, #18) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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16. Heroic Hearts

By: Jim Butcher

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling aut… read more

Similar categories in Jim Butcher's Heroic Hearts book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20) by Patricia Briggs

17. Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)

By: Patricia Briggs

4.40

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, must stop a disaster of world-shattering proportions… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Briggs's Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Locks only eve keep out people who aren't determined to come in."

-Patricia Briggs, Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)

"Fine. When they shovel our frozen corpses out next spring, they can put 'They thought it would be fun' on our gravestone."

-Patricia Briggs, Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)

"Saddest thin in the world is listening to a nineteen minutes of a twenty-minute sex scene," said Sherwood in a mock-mournful voice."

-Patricia Briggs, Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)

"Are you embarrassed that your audiobook started in the middle of a very hot sex scene between three men in a swimming pool?" asked Sherood politely. "There's no reason to be embarrassed about that."

-Patricia Briggs, Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20)

Cover of Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid, #13) by Seanan McGuire

18. Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid, #13)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Seanan McGuire's New York Times -bestselling and Hugo Award-nominated urban fantasy InCryptid serie… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Aftermarket Afterlife (InCryptid, #13) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1) by Benedict Jacka

19. An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The super-rich control everything—including magic—in this thrilling and brilliant, contemporary fan… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's An Inheritance of Magic (Inheritance of Magic #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1) by James J. Butcher

20. Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

By: James J. Butcher

3.94

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of his renowned father, James J. Butcher’s debut novel is a brilliant urban fantas… read more

Similar categories in James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • witches
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Demons of Good and Evil (The Hollows, #17) by Kim Harrison

21. Demons of Good and Evil (The Hollows, #17)

By: Kim Harrison

4.45

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Morgan will learn that the price of loyalty is blood... Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, … read more

Similar categories in Kim Harrison's Demons of Good and Evil (The Hollows, #17) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • witches
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Fire Season (Eric Carter, #4) by Stephen Blackmoore

22. Fire Season (Eric Carter, #4)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.19

Format: 294 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The fourth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world o… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Fire Season (Eric Carter, #4) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Ghost Money (Eric Carter, #5) by Stephen Blackmoore

23. Ghost Money (Eric Carter, #5)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

The fifth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Ghost Money (Eric Carter, #5) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Bottle Demon (Eric Carter, #6) by Stephen Blackmoore

24. Bottle Demon (Eric Carter, #6)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.36

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Bottle Demon (Eric Carter, #6) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I have a bag over my head. I hate having a bag over my head. It's always the same goddamn thing with kidnappers. "Let's put a bag over hsi head. That way he won't know what's happening!" I know what'…"

-Stephen Blackmoore, Bottle Demon (Eric Carter, #6)

Cover of Cult Classic (Eric Carter, #9) by Stephen Blackmoore

25. Cult Classic (Eric Carter, #9)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.55

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

The ninth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Cult Classic (Eric Carter, #9) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology by L.J.  Hachmeister

26. Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology

By: L.J. Hachmeister

4.21

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

Danger. Evil. Death. Heroes can face it all, but they cannot do it alone. Throughout history, crea… read more

Similar categories in L.J. Hachmeister's Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Forged (Alex Verus, #11) by Benedict Jacka

27. Forged (Alex Verus, #11)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alex Verus faces his dark side in this return to the bestselling urban fantasy series about a Londo… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Forged (Alex Verus, #11) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
Cover of Hate Machine (Eric Carter, #8) by Stephen Blackmoore

28. Hate Machine (Eric Carter, #8)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.36

Format: 278 pages, Paperback

The eighth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world o… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Hate Machine (Eric Carter, #8) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7) by Stephen Blackmoore

29. Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7)

By: Stephen Blackmoore

4.36

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

The seventh book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world … read more

Similar categories in Stephen Blackmoore's Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We don't have enough time. We'll never have enough time. ...All we can do is grab it as it comes by and hold on tight because soon enough it'll all be ripped away. Nothing lasts and everything breaks…"

-Stephen Blackmoore, Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7)

"Who are you? Not your name, not your title, not your gender. All those are things about you, no matter how you identify with them. But what makes you you? Your memories everything you remember is a b…"

-Stephen Blackmoore, Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7)

"Who are you? Not your name, not your title, not your gender. All those are things about you, no matter how you identify with them. But what makes you you? Your memories. Everything you remember is a …"

-Stephen Blackmoore, Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7)

"I'm a free agent. I don't like anybody. And nobody likes me. Half the mages out there are convinced I'm some sort of demon and the other half think I have an undead army waiting to march down Wilshir…"

-Stephen Blackmoore, Suicide Kings (Eric Carter, #7)

Cover of Gardens (Alex Verus, #12.1) by Benedict Jacka

30. Gardens (Alex Verus, #12.1)

By: Benedict Jacka

4.21

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

A novella set in the Alex Verus universe. It takes place four months after the events of Alex Verus… read more

Similar categories in Benedict Jacka's Gardens (Alex Verus, #12.1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
Cover of Sanctuary (Roman’s Chronicles, #1) by Ilona Andrews

31. Sanctuary (Roman’s Chronicles, #1)

By: Ilona Andrews

4.43

Format: 152 pages, ebook

It’s not easy serving the Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during t… read more

Similar categories in Ilona Andrews's Sanctuary (Roman’s Chronicles, #1) book and James J. Butcher's Dead Man's Hand (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • adult
  • paranormal
  • audiobook

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