Series
Books like Lord Darcy: 9 series to read next
Lord Darcy is mystery & detective and historical fantasy, about murder investigation and wizards. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Lord Darcy is 15 books, 1964–1989.
“Lord Darcy centers on Randall Garrett's investigator of the same name, a detective working an alternate history where functional magic stands in for our world's technology.”
from the catalogue description
- Ministry of Alchemy
- Rivers of London
- Maestro Nostradamus
- Irene Adler
- Sally Lockhart
- The Last Binding
- Jackaby
- The Bookman Universe
- Chevalier Dupin
- Ministry of AlchemySeries
seriesP. Djèlí Clark5 books2016
Set in middle east and big city.
matchedmysterioushistorical fantasymystery & detectivefantasyadventurouspolitical intrigue
- Rivers of LondonSeries
seriesBen Aaronovitch32 books2011
Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.
matchedmysteriousmurder investigationmystery & detectivebritish isles
- Maestro NostradamusSeries
seriesDave Duncan3 books2007
Historical fantasy and historical mystery, set in renaissance and early modern and europe.
matchedrenaissance and early moderneuropehistorical fantasyhistorical mystery
- Irene AdlerSeries
seriesCarole Nelson Douglas10 books1990
Mystery & detective and historical mystery, about murder investigation, set in europe and 19th century.
matchedmurder investigationeuropemystery & detective19th centuryhistorical mystery
- Sally LockhartSeries
seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985
Historical fiction.
matchedmurder investigationmystery & detective19th centurybritish isles
- The Last BindingSeries
seriesFreya Marske3 books2021
Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century and british isles.
matchedhistorical fantasy19th centuryfantasybritish isles
- JackabySeries
seriesWilliam Ritter5 books2014
Mystery & detective and fantasy, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.
matchedmysteriousmurder investigationmystery & detective19th centuryfantasy
- The Bookman UniverseSeries
seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010
Steampunk.
matchedmysteriousmurder investigation19th centurybritish islespolitical intrigue
- Chevalier DupinSeries
seriesMichael Harrison, Edgar Allan Poe, Joe R. Lansdale & Jonathan Maberry17 books1841
Mystery & detective and historical mystery, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in europe and 19th century.
matchedmysteriousmurder investigationmystery & detectiveeurope19th centuryhistorical mystery
Read next in Lord Darcy
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 Lord Darcy?
- Ministry of Alchemy — the closest match to Lord Darcy on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Lord Darcy?
- A Case of Identity. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lord Darcy.
- How big is Lord Darcy?
- Lord Darcy is 15 books, 1964–1989.








