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Books like Fool: 9 series to read next

Fool is humor, set in renaissance and early modern and europe, funny in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Fool is 4 books, 2009–2020.

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Heirs of Alexandria
The Mouse That Roared
Discworld
D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)
Cassandra Palmer
The Assassini
Sarantine Universe
The Circle of the World
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Heirs of AlexandriaSeries

seriesDave Freer, Eric Flint & Mercedes Lackey7 books2002

Alternate history, about witches.

“The books combine elements from the styles of all three authors, such as Lackey's approach to tolerance and magic and Flint's sense of history alteration.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Shadow of the Lion →

The Mouse That RoaredSeries

seriesLeonard Wibberley6 books1955

Satire, set in mid 20th century.

“The 1955 novel uses Fenwick's mismatched ambitions to poke fun at Cold War politics and the nuclear arms race, and Wibberley kept the joke going across four more novels into the 1970s.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Mouse That Roared →

DiscworldUniverse

universe84 books1983

Set in secondary world.

“Death speaks IN SMALL CAPITALS and rides a horse called Binky.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Guards! Guards! →

D. O. D. O. (Department of Diachronic Operations)Series

seriesNicole Galland & Neal Stephenson2 books2017

Science fiction and time travel, set in our world.

“The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer.”
from the catalogue description of The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O.

Start with The Rise and Fall of D. O. D. O. →

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

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The AssassiniSeries

seriesJon Courtenay Grimwood3 books2011

Historical fantasy, set in renaissance and early modern and europe.

“In theory, Duke Marco commands, but Marco is a simpleton so his aunt and uncle rule in his stead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fallen Blade

Start with The Fallen Blade →

Sarantine UniverseSeries

seriesGuy Gavriel Kay8 books1995

Reflective in tone.

“Each novel stands alone, but together they trace centuries of the same fictional world, distinct from Kay's separate Sarantine Mosaic duology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Last Light of the Sun →

The Circle of the WorldUniverse

universe29 books2006

Grimdark, set in secondary world.

“What sets it apart is the honesty of its cynicism — close, sardonic points of view, gallows humour, and a flat refusal to let anyone stay clean.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blade Itself →

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyUniverse

universe18 books1979

Science fiction, set in space and far future.

“The Earth is scheduled for demolition to make way for a hyperspace bypass, and honestly, nobody filed the paperwork properly.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Fool?: Heirs of Alexandria — the closest match to Fool on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Fool?: Fool. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Fool.
How big is Fool?: Fool is 4 books, 2009–2020.

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