Books like The Saint of Bright Doors
20 fantasy books to read after The Saint of Bright Doors, by Chandrasekera, Vajra, the closest match first.
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1. Witch King
by Wells, Martha
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After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser mage attempting to harness...
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2. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Chakraborty, S. A.
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Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, launches a new trilogy of magic and mayhem with this tale of pirates and sorcerers, forbidden artefacts and ancient mysteries,...
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3. Starling House
by Harrow, Alix E.
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I dream sometimes about a house I’ve never seen…Opal is a lot of things—orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier—but above all, she's determined to find a better...
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4. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
by Talabi, Wole
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Shigidi is a nightmare god of the Yoruba pantheon, tired and without purpose, who keeps going by answering the prayers of the few people who still believe in him. When...
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5. Hell Bent
by Bardugo, Leigh
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Find a gateway to the underworld. Steal a soul out of hell. A simple plan, except people who make this particular journey rarely come back. But Galaxy “Alex” Stern is...
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6. Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Sanderson, Brandon
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\#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess...
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7. A Day of Fallen Night
by Shannon, Samantha
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Tunuva Melim is a sister of the Priory. For fifty years, she has trained to slay wyrms – but none have appeared since the Nameless One, and the younger generation...
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8. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
by Fawcett, Heather
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A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the start of a heartwarming...
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9. Bookshops & Bonedust
by Baldree, Travis
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When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we need isn't always what we seek.In Bookshops & Bonedust, a prequel to...
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10. The Fragile Threads of Power
by Schwab, V. E.
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Seven years after the Shades of Magic trilogy, Kell has learned to fight without magic, because using it now causes him pain, and Lila has become a ship's captain who...
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11. Sword Catcher
by Clare, Cassandra
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In the port city of Castellane, a ten-year-old orphan, Kel, is taken from the orphanage and trained to be the double of Crown Prince Conor, wearing a magical amulet that...
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12. The Will of the Many
by Islington, James
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The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world, but they do not know everything.I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned three years ago, and...
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13. The Book That Wouldn't Burn
by Lawrence, Mark
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A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities.A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the...
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14. Stone Blind
by Haynes, Natalie
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Medusa is the mortal youngest sister of the Gorgons, immortal and winged, who raise her on the shore of Libya. She is quiet and beautiful and unafraid of anyone, until...
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15. The Unmaking of June Farrow
by Young, Adrienne
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In the small mountain town of Jasper, North Carolina, June Farrow is waiting for fate to find her. The Farrow women are known for their thriving flower farm—and the mysterious...
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16. Victory City
by Rushdie, Salman
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Pampa Kampana, a 247-year-old demi-god, chronicles the birth and death of Bisnaga, a city she created and occasionally ruled.
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17. Ink Blood Sister Scribe
by Törzs, Emma
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Joanna lives alone in Vermont, guarding her late father's collection of magical books and performing nightly rituals to keep the house hidden. Her half-sister Esther has spent years on the...
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18. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
by Chokshi, Roshani
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A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales—the breathtaking adult...
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19. Clytemnestra
by Casati, Costanza
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Clytemnestra is a princess of Sparta, and she is a fighter who would rather ride and train with the soldiers than marry. Her family gives her to a king, and...
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20. Rakesfall
by Chandrasekera, Vajra
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Annelid and Leveret meet as children during the Sri Lankan civil war, and a single act of violence in a demon-haunted wood binds their souls. Their story is carried across...
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