Books like…

Books Like Dead Beat

by Jim Butcher · about this book

Loved Dead Beat by Jim Butcher? If its urban fantasy, fantasy and necromancy hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Magic Bites, The Hexologists and Hounded. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Dead Beat: Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Necromancy · Series · First Person Narrator

1. 

   Magic Bites

   Ilona Andrews

   Urban Fantasy · Necromancy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · First Person Narrator

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2. 

   The Hexologists

   Josiah Bancroft

   Private Investigator · Fantasy · First Person Narrator · Witty Banter · Series

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3. 

   Hounded

   Kevin Hearne

   Urban Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · First Person Narrator · Witty Banter

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4. 

   Night Watch

   Sergei Lukyanenko

   Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Male Lead · First Person Narrator · Series

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5. 

   The Red Pyramid

   Rick Riordan

   Urban Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · Witty Banter · First Person Narrator

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6. 

   City of Bones

   Cassandra Clare

   Urban Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · Witty Banter · Series

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7. 

   Three Mages and a Margarita

   Annette Marie

   Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · First Person Narrator · Witty Banter · Series

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8. 

   He Who Fights with Monsters 3

   Shirtaloon

   Necromancy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · Witty Banter · Male Lead

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9. 

   Silver in the Bone

   Alexandra Bracken

   Urban Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · First Person Narrator · Witty Banter

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10. 

    The Rook

    Daniel O'Malley

    Urban Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Fantasy · Witty Banter · Series

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11. 

    He Who Fights With Monsters

    Travis Deverell

    Necromancy · Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Witty Banter · Male Lead

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12. 

    The City of Lost Fortunes

    Bryan Camp

    Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · Male Lead · Series · Witty Banter

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13. 

    Carl's Doomsday Scenario

    Matt Dinniman

    Witty Banter · Fantasy · First Person Narrator · Fast-Paced · Male Lead

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14. 

    Hell Bent

    Leigh Bardugo

    Urban Fantasy · Necromancy · Fantasy · Series · Male Lead

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15. 

    Bewitched

    Laura Thalassa

    Urban Fantasy · Fantasy · First Person Narrator · Witty Banter · Series

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16. 

    Serpent & Dove

    Shelby Mahurin

    First Person Narrator · Witty Banter · Fantasy · Male Lead · Series

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17. 

    The Summoner

    Gail Z. Martin

    Necromancy · Fantasy · Male Lead · Series · Ghosts & Hauntings

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18. 

    The Last Hour Between Worlds

    Melissa Caruso

    Fast-Paced · First Person Narrator · Fantasy · Urban Fantasy · Witty Banter

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19. 

    Soulbinder

    Sebastien de Castell

    Fast-Paced · Fantasy · Witty Banter · First Person Narrator · Male Lead

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20. 

    Bloodsucking Fiends

    Christopher Moore

    Urban Fantasy · Witty Banter · Male Lead · Series · Fantasy

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