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30 fantasy books to read after Nightingale's Lament, by Green, Simon R., the closest match first.

  1. Nightside

    1. Nightside

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    A superb mix of suspense, humor, fantasy, horror, and romance. A blend of Raymond Chandler and Jim Butcher. This one is a detective noir along the lines of a Harry...

  2. Something From The Nightside

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    2. Something From The Nightside

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    An interesting concept. A dark gritty hidden part of London that functions as a sort of universal septic tank -- home to gods, demons, angles, humans, misfits and every sort...

  3. Agents Of Light And Darkness

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    3. Agents Of Light And Darkness

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    “Simon Green’s Nightside is a macabre and thoroughly entertaining world.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher John Taylor works in the Nightside—the gaudy, neon noir, secret heart of London,...

  4. Hex And The City

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    4. Hex And The City

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    John Taylor is the name. I work the Nightside. Only in that dark heart of London where it’s always three A.M., where human and inhuman can feed their darkest desires,...

  5. Paths Not Taken

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    5. Paths Not Taken

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    I’m John Taylor. I was born in the Nightside, that square mile in the hidden center of London where it is always the hour of the wolf, where gods and...

  6. Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth

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    6. Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    My name is John Taylor. I’m a PI for hire in the Nightside, the dark and corrupt city within the city of London. Where the sun never shines and where...

  7. Hell To Pay

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    7. Hell To Pay

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    A comprehensive and compelling examination of the many complex issues that comprised the strategic plans for the American invasion of Japan, this groundbreaking history counters the revisionist interpretations that question...

  8. The Unnatural Inquirer

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    8. The Unnatural Inquirer

    by Green, Simon R.

    • Same series
    • Same author

    John Taylor, a private investigator in the Nightside, the hidden London that never sees daylight, is hired by the Unnatural Inquirer, the Nightside's notorious gossip tabloid. The job is to...

  9. Men At Arms

    9. Men At Arms

    by Pratchett, Terry

    • On the same lists

    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...

  10. Changeless

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    10. Changeless

    by Carriger, Gail

    • On the same lists

    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....

  11. The Good, The Bad, And The Undead

    11. The Good, The Bad, And The Undead

    by Harrison, Kim

    • On the same lists

    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...

  12. Four And Twenty Blackbirds

    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...

  13. A Potion To Die For

    13. A Potion To Die For

    by Blake, Heather

    • On the same lists

    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...

  14. Skin Of The Wolf

    14. Skin Of The Wolf

    by Cabot, Sam

    • On the same lists

    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...

  15. Murder And Magic

    15. Murder And Magic

    by Garrett, Randall

    • On the same lists

    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...

  16. Seven Kinds Of Hell

    16. Seven Kinds Of Hell

    by Cameron, Dana

    • On the same lists

    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...

  17. Threads Of Malice

    17. Threads Of Malice

    by Jones, Tamara Siler

    • On the same lists

    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 –...

  18. Sorcery And Cecelia Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

    18. Sorcery And Cecelia Or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

    by Wrede, Patricia C.

    • On the same lists

    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...

  19. The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse

    19. The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse

    by Rankin, Robert

    • On the same lists

    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...

  20. You Slay Me

    20. You Slay Me

    by Macalister, Katie

    • On the same lists

    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...

  21. Magic Lost, Trouble Found

    21. Magic Lost, Trouble Found

    by Shearin, Lisa

    • On the same lists

    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...

  22. Blood Price

    22. Blood Price

    by Huff, Tanya

    • On the same lists

    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....

  23. Wicked Gentlemen

    23. Wicked Gentlemen

    by Hale, Ginn

    • On the same lists

    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...

  24. Terrier

    24. Terrier

    by Pierce, Tamora

    • On the same lists

    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...

  25. An Ice Cold Grave

    25. An Ice Cold Grave

    by Harris, Charlaine

    • On the same lists

    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...

  26. Tea With The Black Dragon

    26. Tea With The Black Dragon

    by Macavoy, R. A.

    • On the same lists

    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...

  27. The Yiddish Policemen's Union

    27. The Yiddish Policemen's Union

    by Chabon, Michael

    • On the same lists
    Hugo winner 2008 Nebula winner 2007

    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...

  28. The Eyre Affair

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    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...

  29. Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse #1

    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...

  30. The Death Of The Necromancer

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    30. The Death Of The Necromancer

    by Wells, Martha

    • On the same lists

    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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