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Books like Elemental Steampunk World: 9 series to read next

Elemental Steampunk World is steampunk, set in 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Elemental Steampunk World is 17 books, 2016–2026.

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Newbury & Hobbes Investigations
Burton & Swinburne
The Bookman Universe
London Steampunk Universe
Elemental Masters
George Dower / Infernal Devices
The Artifact Hunters
Chronicles of Light and Shadow
The Last Binding

Newbury & Hobbes InvestigationsSeries

seriesGeorge Mann23 books2008

Steampunk and mystery & detective, set in 19th century and british isles.

“The Affinity Bridge, the opening novel, entangles them with a crashed automaton airship and a spreading plague of the reanimated; later books deepen Newbury's struggle with addiction and Veronica's search for her institutionalized sister.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Affinity Bridge →

Burton & SwinburneSeries

seriesMark Hodder35 books2010

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack →

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

Steampunk, mysterious in tone, about political intrigue and murder investigation, set in 19th century and british isles.

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London Steampunk UniverseSeries

seriesBec McMaster14 books2012

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

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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

Historical fantasy.

“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 →

George Dower / Infernal DevicesSeries

seriesK. W. Jeter3 books1987

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

“Infernal Devices, Fiendish Schemes, and Grim Expectations mix dark comedy with the gears-and-brass aesthetic the series helped establish before it had a name.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Infernal Devices →

The Artifact HuntersSeries

seriesA. W. Exley8 books2013

Historical fantasy, about magical artifacts.

“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 →

Chronicles of Light and ShadowSeries

seriesLiesel Schwarz3 books2013

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

Start with A Conspiracy of Alchemists →

The Last BindingSeries

seriesFreya Marske3 books2021

Historical fantasy.

“The first book in the Last Binding trilogy, A MARVELLOUS LIGHT is a queer historical fantasy set in an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts and conspiracies.”
from the catalogue description of A Marvellous Light

Start with A Marvellous Light →

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What should I read after Elemental Steampunk World?: Newbury & Hobbes Investigations — the closest match to Elemental Steampunk World on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Elemental Steampunk World?: Elemental Steampunk World is 17 books, 2016–2026.

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