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Books like Crown & Key: 9 series to read next

Crown & Key is historical fantasy, about monster hunting and wizards, set in british isles and 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Crown & Key is 3 books, from 2015.

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The Artifact Hunters
The Mortal Instruments
The Land of Hope and Glory
Gemma Doyle
The Raven King
The Stress of Her Regard Universe
Onyx Court
Elemental Masters
The Falconer / Aileana Kameron

The Artifact HuntersSeries

seriesA. W. Exley8 books2013

Historical fantasy, about magical artifacts, set in 19th century and british isles.

“Cara has a simple mission in London – finalize her father's estate and sell off his damned collection of priceless artifacts.”
from the catalogue description of Nefertiti's Heart

Start with Nefertiti's Heart →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Land of Hope and GlorySeries

seriesGeoffrey Wilson3 books2011

Alternate history, about rebellion and revolution and war, set in alternate earth.

“At first Jack Casey, retired soldier, wants nothing to do with the uprising, but then he learns his daughter, Elizabeth, is due to be hanged for helping the rebels.”
from the catalogue description of Land of Hope and Glory

Start with Land of Hope and Glory →

Gemma DoyleSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2003

Fantasy, about coming of age and friendship.

Start with A Great and Terrible Beauty →

The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

About fae.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1989

Dark fantasy, about vampires.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stress of Her Regard →

Onyx CourtSeries

seriesMarie Brennan7 books2008

About fae.

“Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series is set in a faerie court hidden beneath London, ruled across the centuries by successive fae monarchs shadowing the human city above.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Midnight Never Come →

Elemental MastersSeries

seriesMercedes Lackey, Cedric Johnson, Dayle A. Dermatis, Diana L. Paxson, Elisabeth Waters, Elizabeth Vaughan, Fiona Patton, Gail Sanders, Jody Lynn Nye, Kristin Schwengel, Michael Z. Williamson, Michele Lang, Ron Collins, Rosemary Edghill, Samuel C. Conway, Tanya Huff, Ben Ohlander, Jennifer Brozek, Louisa Swann, Rebecca Fox & Stephanie Shaver59 books1995

Fantasy, set in europe.

“Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales in various historical settings, with mages who each command one of the four elements — fire, water, earth, or air.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fire Rose →

The Falconer / Aileana KameronSeries

seriesElizabeth May5 books2013

Fantasy, about fae.

“Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, was destined for a life carefully planned around Edinburgh's social events - right up until a faery killed her mother.”
from the catalogue description of The Falconer

Start with The Falconer →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Crown & Key?: The Artifact Hunters — the closest match to Crown & Key on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Crown & Key?: The Shadow Revolution. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Crown & Key.
How big is Crown & Key?: Crown & Key is 3 books, from 2015.

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