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Books like Gideon Smith: 9 series to read next

Gideon Smith is steampunk and alternate history, set in 19th century and british isles, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Gideon Smith is 7 books, 2013–2015.

“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

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The Bookman Universe
Wolves Chronicles
George Dower / Infernal Devices
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
Cogheart
Karen Memory
Tolkien's legendarium
Allan Quatermain
Diamond Thief

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

About political intrigue.

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Wolves ChroniclesSeries

seriesJoan Aiken12 books1962

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and british isles.

“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 →

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 →

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 →

CogheartSeries

seriesPeter Bunzl4 books2016

“Thirteen-year-old Lily Hartman always dreamed of adventure.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Cogheart →

Karen MemorySeries

seriesElizabeth Bear4 books2014

Steampunk, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and north america.

Start with Karen Memory →

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.”
from the catalogue description

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Allan QuatermainSeries

seriesH. Rider Haggard, Jean Francis Webb & Thomas Kent Miller25 books1885

About expeditions, set in africa.

“An English professional big game hunter and adventurer, in film and television he has been portrayed by Richard Chamberlain, Sean Connery, Cedric Hardwicke, Patrick Swayze and Stewart Granger among others.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

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Diamond ThiefSeries

seriesSharon Gosling3 books2014

Set in europe.

“No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Rémy Brunel.”
from the catalogue description of The Diamond Thief

Start with The Diamond Thief →

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 Gideon Smith?: The Bookman Universe — the closest match to Gideon Smith on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Gideon Smith?: Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gideon Smith.
How big is Gideon Smith?: Gideon Smith is 7 books, 2013–2015.

Books like Gideon Smith: 9 series to read next

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