Books like Men At Arms
30 fantasy books to read after Men At Arms, by Pratchett, Terry, the closest match first.
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1. Carpe Jugulum
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
This cleverly named comic fantasy novel from the 'Witches' subseries of the 'Discworld' novels, is an oddity amongst the dark, dangerous and terrible world of popular vampire novels today. This...
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2. Guards Guards
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
The eighth novel of the Discworld series. A noble dragon, some magic, and a bit of mayhem make for an adventurous and humorous ride.
What best list would be complete without throwing on something funny: a book that fully critiques the very archetype carrying the story forward. If you were to toss in Terry...
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Discworld book 8
3. Guards, Guards
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
Ankh-Morpork's Night Watch is three men: Captain Vimes, who drinks, Sergeant Colon, and Corporal Nobbs. Crime in the city is legal, organised and left to the Thieves' Guild, so nobody...
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4. The Color Of Magic
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
A huge series, these books are part of the Comic Fantasy sub-genre. It parodies and is influenced by canonical authors like Tolkien, Lovecraft, and Shakespeare in addition to folklore, mythology, and fairy tales.
What would a list of best fantasy books be without mentioning Terry? Not that Brooks dude who wrote an entire series about glowing pebbles. The other one. The funny one....
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5. The Light Fantastic
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
The side-splitting sequel to The Color of Magic, The Light Fantastic by New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett takes readers on another offbeat journey with bumbling wizard Rincewind...
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6. Equal Rites
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
Every world has its rules—even a flat onecarried by four elephants riding on a giant turtle. That's why a dying wizard is searching for an eighth son of an eighth...
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7. Mort
by Pratchett, Terry
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- Same author
New York Times bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett makes Death a central character in Mort, his fourth sojourn to Discworld, the fantasy cosmos where even the angel of darkness needs...
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8. Sourcery
by Pratchett, Terry
- Same series
- Same author
Sourcery, a hilarious mix of magic, mayhem, and Luggage, is the fifth book in Terry Pratchett's classic fantasy Discworld series. Rincewind, the legendarily inept wizard, has returned after falling off...
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Nightside book 3
9. 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
10. 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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11. 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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12. Four And Twenty Blackbirds
by Lackey, Mercedes
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Lackey tends to write short series of books, trilogies and such. This is the fourth book in her Bardic Voices series. Tal Rufen, the local constable, begins to notice a...
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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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22. 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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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. 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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28. The Eyre Affair
by Fforde, Jasper
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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
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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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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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