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27 fantasy books to read after The Golden Enclaves, by Novik, Naomi, the closest match first.

  1. The Lost Metal

    Mistborn book 7

    1. The Lost Metal

    by Sanderson, Brandon

    • On the same lists

    An all-new 120-page Stormlight Archive novella, "Edgedancer," will be the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, the first book of short fiction by #1 New York Times bestselling...

  2. Babel

    2. Babel

    by Kuang, R. F

    • On the same lists

    From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions,...

  3. Nettle & Bone

    3. Nettle & Bone

    by Kingfisher, T

    • On the same lists
    Hugo winner 2023

    After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No...

  4. Legends & Lattes

    4. Legends & Lattes

    by Baldree, Travis

    • On the same lists

    Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact,...

  5. Spear

    5. Spear

    by Griffith, Nicola

    • On the same lists

    A girl raised alone in the woods by her mother has a gift for talking to animals and a love of fighting. Disguised as a boy, she sets out to...

  6. Saint Death's Daughter

    6. Saint Death's Daughter

    by Cooney, C. S. E.

    • On the same lists

    Lanoree Stones is a necromancer who can't stand violence, raised by the ghost of her family's servant in a mansion in the city of Liriat, where her father was the...

  7. House of Sky and Breath

    7. House of Sky and Breath

    by Maas, Sarah J.

    • On the same lists

    Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal―they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a...

  8. The Atlas Six

    8. The Atlas Six

    by Blake, Olivie

    • On the same lists

    The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among...

  9. The Ballad of Perilous Graves

    9. The Ballad of Perilous Graves

    by Jennings, Alex

    • On the same lists

    In Nola, an alternate New Orleans where magic runs on music, Perry is a failed magician who knows the city's rhythm better than anyone. When the city's Great Magician starts...

  10. Siren Queen

    10. Siren Queen

    by Vo, Nghi

    • On the same lists

    In a Hollywood of the 1930s where the studios run on magic and every starlet is paid for in blood, Luli Wei, a young Chinese American woman, is determined to...

  11. Daughter of the Moon Goddess

    11. Daughter of the Moon Goddess

    by Tan, Sue Lynn

    • On the same lists

    Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the powerful Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of...

  12. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

    12. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

    by Mandanna, Sangu

    • On the same lists

    Mika Moon is a witch who has spent her life hiding her magic, and posts jokey videos online pretending to be one. When a retired actor recognises her as the...

  13. The Book Eaters

    13. The Book Eaters

    by Dean, Sunyi

    • On the same lists

    Truth is found between the stories we're fed and the stories we hunger for.Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for whom books are food, and...

  14. When Women Were Dragons

    14. When Women Were Dragons

    by Barnhill, Kelly

    • On the same lists

    In 1955, thousands of American women, wives and mothers among them, change into dragons in a single day and fly away. Alex Green is a little girl when her aunt...

  15. Kaikeyi

    15. Kaikeyi

    by Patel, Vaishnavi

    • On the same lists

    This is the story of the chief 'Bad Girl' of the Hindu epic the 'Ramayana.' imaginative and well-written, it is a defiantly feminist view of the start of the myth,...

  16. The World We Make

    16. The World We Make

    by Jemisin, N. K.

    • On the same lists

    Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city’s heart and wields its magic. New York? She’s got six.But all is not well in the city...

  17. The Stardust Thief

    17. The Stardust Thief

    by Abdullah, Chelsea

    • On the same lists

    Neither here nor there, but long ago…Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves...

  18. A River Enchanted

    18. A River Enchanted

    by Ross, Rebecca

    • On the same lists

    Jack Tamerlaine left the island of Cadence ten years ago to train as a bard. Now he is called back to the home he hoped to leave behind, where young...

  19. Spinning Silver: A Novel

    19. Spinning Silver: A Novel

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fresh and imaginative retelling of the Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale from the bestselling author of Uprooted.“One of the year’s strongest fantasy novels.”—NPR“A perfect tale ....

  20. Uprooted

    20. Uprooted

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author
    Nebula winner 2015

    ‘Bewitching’ – Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked **Includes the bonus short story ‘The Lake Witch’ exclusive to this 10th Anniversary Edition** A dark enchantment blights the land in the award-winning...

  21. A Deadly Education

    21. A Deadly Education

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    The Scholomance is a school of magic with no teachers, no holidays and no safe place: its halls are filled with monsters that feed on students, and most of them...

  22. The Last Graduate

    22. The Last Graduate

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    "A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the...

  23. Fairy Tale

    23. Fairy Tale

    by King, Stephen

    • On the same lists

    A #1 New York Times Bestseller and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice!Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about...

  24. His Majesty's Dragon

    Temeraire book 1 Start here

    24. His Majesty's Dragon

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    This series explores a post-colonial world and both sides have their faults.

    The Napoleonic Wars seem to be an especially fascinating era for writers; this series is the second on the list set in this time period at the turn of the...

  25. Feast Or Famine

    25. Feast Or Famine

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    Survivalists, preppers, people who have prepared to ensure their safety and continued existence in the event of a catastrophic disaster. But what happens when the SHTF? Really? The population will...

  26. Throne Of Jade

    Temeraire book 2

    26. Throne Of Jade

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    British naval officer Will Laurence's partnership with Temeraire, a rare Chinese imperial dragon, is threatened when Temeraire is summoned to the imperial court by the powerful Chinese emperor, who had...

  27. Black Powder War

    Temeraire book 3

    27. Black Powder War

    by Novik, Naomi

    • Same author

    In the wake of their adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty's Aerial Corps and his dragon, Temeraire, are sent on a mission to protect three valuable dragon...

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