Books like Four And Twenty Blackbirds
30 fantasy books to read after Four And Twenty Blackbirds, by Lackey, Mercedes, the closest match first.
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1. Men At Arms
by Pratchett, Terry
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Captain Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork's Night Watch retires and leaves Captain Carrott in charge of the command. When a clown is murdered in Ankh-Morpork, it would appear that the...
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Nightside book 3
2. Nightingale's Lament
by Green, Simon R.
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Rossignol (French for nightingale which is where the title comes from) is missing. She was once a happy singer, but since meeting the Cavendishes, who run their own management company,...
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Parasol Protectorate book 2
3. Changeless
by Carriger, Gail
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Alexia Maccon, the Lady Woolsey, awakens to find her husband, who is a werewolf, howling uncontrollably before he rushes out of their home and disappears. Alexia has her own powers....
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4. The Good, The Bad, And The Undead
by Harrison, Kim
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After a virus leaves half the world as supernatural creatures, the rest of the world hunkers down to become a brave new society. Rachel Morgan is a troubleshooter in a...
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5. A Potion To Die For
by Blake, Heather
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When a local fortune teller announces that a couple is likely to divorce soon, everyone goes to the shop run by Carly Bel Hartwell for a love potion, one of...
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6. Skin Of The Wolf
by Cabot, Sam
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This high-tension thriller starts off with a murder at the auction house, Sotheby's. The murder was apparently set off by an Iroquois ritual mask that is found next to the...
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7. Murder And Magic
by Garrett, Randall
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The book is set in an alternate universe where Richard the Lion-Hearted did not die in 1199. Instead he went on to procreate and his heirs rule a combined Anglo-French...
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8. Seven Kinds Of Hell
by Cameron, Dana
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Zoe Miller is an archaeologist at first glance, but she's also a member of the Fangborn, an organization of werewolves and other supernaturals. The Fangborn fights evil, and Zoe needs...
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9. Threads Of Malice
by Jones, Tamara Siler
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This is the second book in Jones' series, and the book has a thriller edge to it. At the outermost regions of the kingdom, young men are going missing –...
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10. Sorcery And Cecelia Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
by Wrede, Patricia C.
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definitive example of the sub-genre that is witty and fun, devious and magical.
Set in 1817, this book reads something like a Regency romance and part like Harry Potter. The novel is epistolary, which means the two main characters Kate and Cecelia write...
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11. The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse
by Rankin, Robert
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A small-town boy goes to the big city and meets a vampire and a very strange apocalypse, a comic horror novel.
How to describe this book in 200 words? Well, it's the story of Jack, the boy from the small town who decides to see the big city he's heard so...
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12. You Slay Me
by Macalister, Katie
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Aisling Grey is a courier, but she sees it more as a way to get a free trip to Paris. She's delivering a precious demonic artifiact to Madame Deauxville, but...
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13. Magic Lost, Trouble Found
by Shearin, Lisa
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Raine Benares is a Sorceress and a Seeker who manages to get by. When her friend, Quentin, is asked to retrieve an amulet from a necromancer, she helps out and...
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14. Blood Price
by Huff, Tanya
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Vicki Nelson is a former Toronto police officer who was sidelined by a rare eye condition. As a result, she had to quit the force and become a private eye....
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15. Wicked Gentlemen
by Hale, Ginn
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As if the Inquisition wasn't bad enough by itself, in this alternate universe the Lords of Hell were forced to confess their crimes. Now these people are treated poorly in...
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16. Terrier
by Pierce, Tamora
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Beka Cooper is the latest addition to the Provost Guard, a group called the "Dogs." She's only called a "puppy," since she's new. Beka is painfully shy and has few...
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17. An Ice Cold Grave
by Harris, Charlaine
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Harper Connelly was struck by lightning and now has the ability to see the last few moments of a person's life. In some cases, the killing is clear like when...
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18. Tea With The Black Dragon
by Macavoy, R. A.
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This is something of an unusual fantasy in that the fantasy elements are indeed visible, including dragons, but it's very rooted in the 1980s. Macavoy is very decided about her...
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The Dragon Jousters book 1 Start here
19. Joust
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
If you want a fresh (and more fantasy instead of sci-fi) update to the Pern series, you probably won’t find anything closer than Mercedes Lackey’s Dragon Jouster series. They are...
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20. The Yiddish Policemen's Union
by Chabon, Michael
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What if the State of Israel was destroyed? They would live in Alaska.
In this book, Chabon created a world where Israel had never been founded after World War II. Instead the state of displaced Jews is located in Sitka, Alaska. Chabon used...
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21. Heirs Of Alexandria
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
It is the year 1537. The great winged Lion stares over a Venice where magic thrives. The rich Venetian Republic is a bastion of independence and tolerance. Perhaps for that...
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Heirs Of Alexandria book 2
22. This Rough Magic
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
Venice and Corfu in 1438: Marco stays behind in Venice while Benito is sent into exile on Corfu, and King Emeric of Hungary decides to invade the island with the...
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Heirs Of Alexandria book 3
23. Much Fall Of Blood
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
First Time in Paperback. Three Top Writers Continue the Epic Fantasy Adventure Begun in the Best-Seller The Shadow of the Lion. Prince Manfred and his mentor and bodyguard, the deadly...
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24. Shadow Of The Lion
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
Rich and complex high fantasy, set in an alternate Venice. Somewhat slow, especially at the beginning, but a nice long read for that rainy day. Book gets very good if...
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25. Exile's Honor
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
Ok, I might take a lot of flak for this, but I think she is, in general, a horrific author. Her plots tend to muddle around in never-never-land and characters...
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26. Exile's Valor
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
This brand new, stand-alone novel in the Valdemar series continues the story of prickly weapons-master Alberich... Once a heroic Captain in the army of Karse, a kingdom at war with...
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The Dragon Jousters book 2
27. Alta
by Lackey, Mercedes
- Same author
Raising a dragon from infancy to form a special bond, Tian dragon-boy Vetch and his crimson dragonet Avatre arrive in Alta, where he must gain the trust of his countrymen...
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Thursday Next book 1 Start here
28. The Eyre Affair
by Fforde, Jasper
- On the same lists
Imagine an alternate world where the world of books and people collide. It does in this delightful series by Jasper Fforde. I could spend the next 10,000 words trying to...
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29. Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse #1
by Harris, Charlaine
- On the same lists
HBO created must-see television with True Blood. The same can't be said for the series it's based on. Harris is one of the worst writers on this list. Her abilities...
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Ile-rien book 2
30. The Death Of The Necromancer
by Wells, Martha
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Martha Wells is best known for her Books of Raksura series, but this nebula nominated book is one of her best by far. Despite its publication in the late nineties,...
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