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Books like Glass and Steele: 9 series to read next

Glass and Steele is historical fantasy, set in 19th century and british isles. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Glass and Steele is 11 books, 2016–2021.

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Rivers of London
Elemental Masters
Sally Lockhart
The Raven King
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Last Binding
The Artifact Hunters
Newbury & Hobbes Investigations
Crown & Key

Rivers of LondonSeries

seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“The author Ben Aaronovitch has subsequently written nine books in the Peter Grant Series, plus accompanying novellas, short stories, comics and graphic novels.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rivers of London →

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

Set in europe.

“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 →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

About fae.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSeries

seriesRobert Louis Stevenson, Tim Major, Aage Salling, A. G. Eyre, Alan MacDonald, Anthony O'Neill, C. Kingsley Williams, Donald M. McFarlan, Edward D. Hoch, Erik Hvid, Horace J. Elias, Joan Cameron, John Escott, Kate McMullan, Kathleen Olmstead, Kim Newman, Lisa Morton, Louis K. Lowy, Marilyn Pettit, Michael Lawrence, Mitsu Yamamoto, Nick Lane, Pauline Francis, Philip Page, Raymond Harris, Robert Bridges, Rosemary Border, Simon Adorian, T. Ernesto Bethancourt & Tina Berning33 books1886

Set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde →

The Last BindingSeries

seriesFreya Marske3 books2021

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century and british isles.

“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 →

The Artifact HuntersSeries

seriesA. W. Exley8 books2013

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 →

Newbury & Hobbes InvestigationsSeries

seriesGeorge Mann23 books2008

Steampunk.

“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 →

Crown & KeySeries

seriesClay Griffith & Susan Griffith3 books2015

About monster hunting.

Start with The Shadow Revolution →

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 Glass and Steele?: Rivers of London — the closest match to Glass and Steele on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Glass and Steele?: The Watchmaker's Daughter. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Glass and Steele.
How big is Glass and Steele?: Glass and Steele is 11 books, 2016–2021.

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