Books like Taltos by Anne Rice

by Anne Rice · 1994

Book 3 of Lives of the Mayfair Witches

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Genre

What it is about

Witches

Where it happens

New Orleans (La.)

Ages

Adult

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Last checked: October 28, 2026

Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia · 2020 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are horror and fantasy books.
- Horror
- Fantasy
What both books share
- horror
  Taltos: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
  Mexican Gothic: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
- fantasy
  Taltos: "Fiction, fantasy, epic" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
  Mexican Gothic: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Taltos; Open Library and Wikidata for Mexican Gothic.
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Misery
Stephen King · Adult

about 380 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Taltos: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
  Misery: "horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror - General" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Taltos; Open Library and Wikidata for Misery.
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The Shining
Stephen King · 1977 · Adult

about 500 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Taltos: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
  The Shining: "horror fiction" (OL subject); "gothic & horror" (OL subject); "horror" (OL subject); "horror tales" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Taltos; Open Library and Wikidata for The Shining.
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Books like the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series

What they share, at a glance

Taltos next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Horror	Fantasy
Mexican Gothic	shared	shared
Misery	shared	not shared
The Shining	shared	not shared
The Dead Zone	shared	not shared
Cujo	shared	not shared
Firestarter	shared	not shared
Christine	shared	not shared
The Outsider	shared	not shared
Needful Things	shared	not shared
Outlander	not shared	shared

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Taltos: the facts, checked

Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.

First published: First published on September 19, 1994. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 563-page paperback from Ballantine Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9780345404312 ... pbk. ... 563 p. ... Ballantine Books

About Anne Rice

Born: Born in New Orleans, United States, in 1941. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Wikidata lists Anne Rampling as a pen name of Anne Rice. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Wikidata lists A. N. Roquelaure as a pen name of Anne Rice. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.

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