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If you loved Ghost Story by Jim Butcher, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Ghost Story

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    Heroic Hearts

    Alpha & Omega #6.5 Dating Terrors

    by Jim Butcher, Kerrie L. Hughes, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, Anne Bishop, Annie Bellet, Kevin Hearne, R.R. Virdi, Chloe Neill, Nancy Holder, Jennifer Brozek

    3.99 BLT Score (4.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.15 Goodreads (4.1K)
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    Furies of Calderon

    Codex Alera • Book 1

    by Jim Butcher

    4.27 BLT Score (114.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (114.0K)
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    Unfettered II: New Tales

    Gunnie Rose #0.0 - The Gunnie

    by Shawn Speakman, Naomi Novik, Brandon Sanderson, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Michael J. Sullivan, Janny Wurts, Bradley P. Beaulieu, Mark Lawrence, Seanan McGuire, Peter Orullian, Aidan Moher, Erin Lindsey, John A. Pitts, Anthony Ryan, Scott Sigler, Django Wexler, Rachel Caine, Sarah Beth Durst, David Farland, Terry Brooks

    3.78 BLT Score (1.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (1.1K)
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    Unbound

    Annwn Cycle #The Dead's Revenant • Book 1

    by Shawn Speakman, Terry Brooks, Seanan McGuire, Mark Lawrence, Anthony Ryan, Tim Marquitz, Brian Staveley, Michael J. Sullivan, John Marco, Peter Orullian, Kat Richardson, Sam Sykes, Kristen Britain, Mazarkis Williams, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Harry Connolly, Delilah S. Dawson, David Anthony Durham, Jason M. Hough, Mary Robinette Kowal, Joe Abercrombie

    3.74 BLT Score (1.0K ratings)
    ★ 3.96 Goodreads (1.0K)
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    Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

    Guardians #3.6 - The Demon Dancer

    by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Daniel Abraham, Jacqueline Carey, Lisa Tuttle, Linnea Sinclair, Mary Jo Putney, Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Yasmine Galenorn, Diana Gabaldon, Jo Beverley, Carrie Vaughn, M.L.N. Hanover, Cecelia Holland, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robin Hobb, Neil Gaiman, Marjorie M. Liu, Jim Butcher

    3.57 BLT Score (4.3K ratings)
    ★ 3.76 Goodreads (4.3K)
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    The Aeronaut's Windlass

    The Cinder Spires • Book 1

    by Jim Butcher

    4.35 BLT Score (49.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.18 Goodreads (49.6K)
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    My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding

    There Be Pirates #1 - Dead Man's Chest

    by P.N. Elrod, L.A. Banks, Jim Butcher, Esther M. Friesner, Rachel Caine, Lori Handeland, Charlaine Harris, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Sunsan Krinard, Elizabeth Rodgers, Eileen Stevens

    3.43 BLT Score (14.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.79 Goodreads (14.1K)
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    The Gate of the Feral Gods

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 4

    by Matt Dinniman

    4.79 BLT Score (125.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.55 Goodreads (125.6K)
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    Wintersteel

    Cradle • Book 8

    by Will Wight

    4.77 BLT Score (33.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.68 Goodreads (33.0K)
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    The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

    Dungeon Crawler Carl • Book 3

    by Matt Dinniman

    4.75 BLT Score (152.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.43 Goodreads (152.4K)

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