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Books like New Amsterdam: 9 series to read next

New Amsterdam is historical fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

New Amsterdam is 13 books, 2005–2012.

“Sebastien de Ulloa is the oldest creature she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description

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Ministry of Alchemy
These Violet Delights Universe
The Last Binding
Obsidian & Blood
Lord Darcy
The Stress of Her Regard Universe
The Diviners
List of 7
Carnacki

Ministry of AlchemySeries

seriesP. Djèlí Clark5 books2016

Adventurous in tone, set in middle east.

Start with A Dead Djinn in Cairo →

These Violet Delights UniverseSeries

seriesChloe Gong7 books2020

Set in east asia.

Reading order →

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 →

Obsidian & BloodSeries

seriesAliette de Bodard7 books2007

About gods, set in ancient world and latin america.

“IT IS THE YEAR ONE-KNIFE IN TENOCHTITLAN - THE CAPITAL OF THE AZTECS.”
from the catalogue description of Servant of the Underworld

Start with Servant of the Underworld →

Lord DarcySeries

seriesRandall Garrett & Michael Kurland15 books1964

About wizards.

“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

Start with A Case of Identity →

The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1989

Dark fantasy.

“Tim Powers's The Stress of Her Regard reimagines the lives of Byron, Shelley, and Keats through a secret history in which they are stalked and inspired by a nephilim, a shape-shifting vampiric being that acts as a deadly muse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stress of Her Regard →

The DivinersSeries

seriesLibba Bray4 books2012

About psychic powers.

“The plot follows seventeen-year-old Evie O'Neill as she helps her uncle Will—curator of the Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult—uncover the killer behind a mysterious series of murders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Diviners →

List of 7Series

seriesMark Frost2 books1993

Mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century and british isles.

“Though initially an occult murder mystery, the story brings in conspiracy theory, vendetta, horror, history, and Theosophy.”
from the catalogue description of The List of 7

Start with The List of 7 →

CarnackiUniverse

universe102 books1909

Horror and ghost stories.

“The card arrives without preamble: dinner at 472 Cheyne Walk, and afterward the tale.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Carnacki, the Ghost-Finder →

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 New Amsterdam?: Ministry of Alchemy — the closest match to New Amsterdam on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with New Amsterdam?: New Amsterdam. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for New Amsterdam.
How big is New Amsterdam?: New Amsterdam is 13 books, 2005–2012.

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