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Books like New Arabian Nights: 9 series to read next

New Arabian Nights is set in 19th century. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

New Arabian Nights is 24 books, 1878–1885.

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Sally Lockhart
Professor Moriarty
The Bookman Universe
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters
The Artifact Hunters
Gas-Lit Empire Universe
Diamond Thief
Wolves Chronicles
Newbury & Hobbes Investigations

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

Professor MoriartySeries

seriesMichael Kurland6 books1979

Historical mystery.

“Michael Kurland has written a series of novels in which Moriarty is the hero: His organisation of crime is the method by which he raises the money required for his experimental physics apparatus.”
from the catalogue description of The Infernal Device

Start with The Infernal Device →

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

Steampunk.

Reading order →

The Glass Books of the Dream EatersSeries

seriesGordon Dahlquist3 books2006

Steampunk.

“A second sequel, The Chemickal Marriage was released in 2012.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters →

The Artifact HuntersSeries

seriesA. W. Exley8 books2013

Historical fantasy, 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 →

Gas-Lit Empire UniverseSeries

seriesRod Duncan6 books2014

Steampunk.

Reading order →

Diamond ThiefSeries

seriesSharon Gosling3 books2014

Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century and british isles.

“No one performs on the circus trapeze like 16-year-old Rémy Brunel.”
from the catalogue description of The Diamond Thief

Start with The Diamond Thief →

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 →

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 →

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 Arabian Nights?: Sally Lockhart — the closest match to New Arabian Nights on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is New Arabian Nights?: New Arabian Nights is 24 books, 1878–1885.
Is New Arabian Nights finished?: Yes — 24 books, 1878–1885.

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