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Books like Gentleman Bastard Sequence: 9 series to read next

Gentleman Bastard Sequence is fantasy, about con artists and heist, set in secondary world and big city. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Gentleman Bastard Sequence is 7 books, 2006–2024.

“The Lies of Locke Lamora and its two sequels braid heist capers with flashbacks tracing how the gang was trained, escalating into a wider conflict involving crime lords and sorcerers.”
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Grishaverse
Tolkien's legendarium
Cosmere
The Legend of Eli Monpress
World of Ice and Fire
Kyralia series
Blood and Tea
Narnia
Forgotten Realms

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
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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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CosmereUniverse

universe54 books2005

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the worlds, there was Adonalsium, and then there was not.”
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Start with The Final Empire →

The Legend of Eli MonpressSeries

seriesRachel Aaron6 books2010

Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about con artists, set in secondary world.

“Rachel Aaron's Legend of Eli Monpress follows Eli, a wizard and self-proclaimed greatest thief of his age, who teams up with a swordsman wielding a sentient magical blade and a shadow-stepping demon to pull off escalating heists.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Spirit's Oath →

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Kyralia seriesUniverse

universe8 books2001

About wizards.

“Once a year the magicians of Kyralia sweep the beggars out of the capital, and once a year the beggars throw stones.”
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Blood and TeaSeries

seriesHafsah Faizal2 books2024

About vampires.

“Hafsah Faizal's A Tempest of Tea introduces Arthie Casimir, a criminal mastermind whose renowned tearoom in the city of White Roaring doubles after dark as an illegal bloodhouse serving the vampires society fears.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Tempest of Tea →

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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Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Gentleman Bastard Sequence?: Grishaverse — the closest match to Gentleman Bastard Sequence on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Gentleman Bastard Sequence?: The Lies of Locke Lamora. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gentleman Bastard Sequence.
How big is Gentleman Bastard Sequence?: Gentleman Bastard Sequence is 7 books, 2006–2024.

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