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Books like Magnificent Devices: 9 series to read next

Magnificent 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.

Magnificent Devices is 17 books, 2011–2021.

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Magnificent Devices Universe
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
Mortal Engines
The Bookman Universe
Clockwork Century Universe
The Mortal Instruments
Newbury & Hobbes Investigations
Burton & Swinburne
Sally Lockhart

Magnificent Devices UniverseSeries

seriesShelley Adina19 books2011

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

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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 →

Mortal EnginesUniverse

universe14 books2001

Post-apocalyptic, set in far future.

“In a world where the cities were put on wheels to outrun a war that ended in a single afternoon, Municipal Darwinism is the law: big towns eat small ones, strip them for parts and take their people aboard as citizens or as scrap.”
from the catalogue description

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The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

Mysterious in tone.

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Clockwork Century UniverseSeries

seriesCherie Priest8 books2008

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

Start with Boneshaker →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

Burton & SwinburneSeries

seriesMark Hodder35 books2010

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

Start with The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction and mystery & detective.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

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.

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What should I read after Magnificent Devices?: Magnificent Devices Universe — the closest match to Magnificent Devices on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Magnificent Devices?: Lady of Devices. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Magnificent Devices.
How big is Magnificent Devices?: Magnificent Devices is 17 books, 2011–2021.

Books like Magnificent Devices: 9 series to read next

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