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Books like George Dower / Infernal Devices: 9 series to read next

George Dower / Infernal Devices is steampunk, set in 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

George Dower / Infernal Devices is 3 books, 1987–2017.

“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

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The Bookman Universe
Burton & Swinburne
Gideon Smith
Chronicles of Light and Shadow
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
Wolves Chronicles
Newbury & Hobbes Investigations
Gas-Lit Empire Universe
Clockwork Century Universe

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

About murder investigation.

Reading order →

Burton & SwinburneSeries

seriesMark Hodder35 books2010

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack →

Gideon SmithSeries

seriesDavid Barnett7 books2013

Set in alternate earth.

“Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world, including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775.”
from the catalogue description of Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl

Start with Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl →

Chronicles of Light and ShadowSeries

seriesLiesel Schwarz3 books2013

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

Start with A Conspiracy of Alchemists →

Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission ClockworkSeries

seriesArthur Slade5 books2009

About shapeshifters.

“A gripping new series combines Steampunk, spying, and a fantastic Victorian London.The mysterious Mr. Socrates rescues Modo, a child in a traveling freak show.”
from the catalogue description of The Hunchback Assignments

Start with The Hunchback Assignments →

Wolves ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoan Aiken12 books1962

Adventure.

“The Wolves Chronicles is Joan Aiken's long-running alternate-history series for young readers, set in a nineteenth-century England ruled by the Stuart dynasty and beset by wolves that have migrated across a Channel land-bridge.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase →

Newbury & Hobbes InvestigationsSeries

seriesGeorge Mann23 books2008

Mystery & detective.

“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 →

Gas-Lit Empire UniverseSeries

seriesRod Duncan6 books2014

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

Reading order →

Clockwork Century UniverseSeries

seriesCherie Priest8 books2008

Set in north america.

Start with Boneshaker →

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 George Dower / Infernal Devices?: The Bookman Universe — the closest match to George Dower / Infernal Devices on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with George Dower / Infernal Devices?: Infernal Devices. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for George Dower / Infernal Devices.
How big is George Dower / Infernal Devices?: George Dower / Infernal Devices is 3 books, 1987–2017.

Books like George Dower / Infernal Devices: 9 series to read next

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