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Books like Langdon St. Ives: 9 series to read next

Langdon St. Ives is steampunk, 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.

Langdon St. Ives is 16 books, 1978–2020.

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Narbondo / St. Ives Universe
Burton & Swinburne
George Dower / Infernal Devices
Gideon Smith
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
Newbury & Hobbes Investigations
Gadgets and Gears
The Bookman Universe
Wolves Chronicles

Narbondo / St. Ives UniverseSeries

seriesJames P. Blaylock18 books1978

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

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Burton & SwinburneSeries

seriesMark Hodder35 books2010

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack →

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 →

Gideon SmithSeries

seriesDavid Barnett7 books2013

Alternate history, 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 →

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 →

Newbury & Hobbes InvestigationsSeries

seriesGeorge Mann23 books2008

Steampunk and mystery & detective, set in 19th century and british isles.

“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 →

Gadgets and GearsSeries

seriesKersten Hamilton3 books2013

“Daring dachshund Noodles narrates as evil Mesmers bent on world domination arrive at the Amazing Automated Inn, where eleven-year-old inventor Wally Kennewickett, aided by Noodles and the inn's automatons, tries to foil their plans.”
from the catalogue description of The Mesmer Menace

Start with The Mesmer Menace →

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

Steampunk, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation and political intrigue, set in 19th century and british isles.

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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 →

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 Langdon St. Ives?: Narbondo / St. Ives Universe — the closest match to Langdon St. Ives on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Langdon St. Ives?: Homunculus. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Langdon St. Ives.
How big is Langdon St. Ives?: Langdon St. Ives is 16 books, 1978–2020.

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