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Books like Clockwork Angels: 9 series to read next

Clockwork Angels is steampunk. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Clockwork Angels is 5 books, 2012–2022.

“Clockwork Angels began as the concept behind Rush's 2012 album of the same name, which drummer and lyricist Neil Peart expanded into a full steampunk fantasy novel together with author Kevin J. Anderson.”
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Tolkien's legendarium
His Dark Materials
Narnia
The Princess and the Goblin
Babel universe
The Kingkiller Chronicle
Howl's Castle
Cosmere
Memory, Sorrow & Thorn

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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His Dark MaterialsUniverse

universe13 books1995

Set in parallel universe.

“In a world like ours and unlike it, every human soul walks outside the body in the shape of an animal — a daemon, who speaks, who cannot be lied to, and who settles into one fixed form only when childhood ends.”
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NarniaUniverse

universe38 books1950

Portal fantasy.

“Once there is a wardrobe at the back of a spare room, and behind the fur coats the wood gives way to snow, and a lamp-post burns alone among the trees.”
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The Princess and the GoblinSeries

seriesGeorge MacDonald2 books1871

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about quests and coming of age, set in secondary world.

“Strahan had published the story and illustrations as a serial in the monthly magazine Good Words for the Young, beginning November 1870.”
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Start with The Princess and the Goblin →

Babel universeSeries

seriesJosiah Bancroft12 books2013

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, about quests, set in secondary world.

Start with An Empyreal Retinue →

The Kingkiller ChronicleSeries

seriesPatrick Rothfuss8 books2002

“The first two books, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear, were released in 2007 and 2011.”
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Start with The Name of the Wind →

Howl's CastleSeries

seriesDiana Wynne Jones3 books1986

Fantasy, adventurous and whimsical in tone, set in secondary world.

Start with Howl's Moving Castle →

CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Epic fantasy.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Empire →

Memory, Sorrow & ThornUniverse

universe14 books1988

Epic fantasy.

“Winter comes to Osten Ard out of its season, and behind the cold rides something older than the kingdoms of men.”
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Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Clockwork Angels?: Tolkien's legendarium — the closest match to Clockwork Angels on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Clockwork Angels?: Clockwork Angels. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Clockwork Angels.
How big is Clockwork Angels?: Clockwork Angels is 5 books, 2012–2022.

Books like Clockwork Angels: 9 series to read next

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