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Books like Steam and Seduction: 9 series to read next

Steam and Seduction is steampunk and romance, set in 19th century and europe, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Steam and Seduction is 3 books, 2013–2014.

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The Iron Seas
The Bookman Universe
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
Clockwork Century Universe
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
MacLean Curse
Gideon Smith
Felix
Ruritania

The Iron SeasSeries

seriesMeljean Brook10 books2010

Steampunk and romance, set in 19th century.

“Constable Newberry is Detective Mina Wentworth's assistant in The Iron Duke.”
from the catalogue description of The Blushing Bounder

Start with The Blushing Bounder →

The Bookman UniverseSeries

seriesLavie Tidhar6 books2010

Mysterious in tone, set in british isles.

Reading order →

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 →

Clockwork Century UniverseSeries

seriesCherie Priest8 books2008

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

Start with Boneshaker →

Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Historical fantasy, set in british isles and age of sail & 18th century.

“Initially set around the time of the Second World War, it focuses on nurse Claire Beauchamp, who travels through time to 18th-century Scotland, where she finds adventure and romance with the dashing Jamie Fraser.”
from the catalogue description of Outlander
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Start with Outlander →

MacLean CurseSeries

seriesKaren Hawkins2 books2007

Set in british isles.

“No family, no guests, just a groom who’s been dragged – literally – to the altar.”
from the catalogue description of How to Abduct a Highland Lord

Start with How to Abduct a Highland Lord →

Gideon SmithSeries

seriesDavid Barnett7 books2013

Alternate history, set in british isles and 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 →

FelixSeries

seriesJoan Aiken3 books1977

Historical fiction, about coming of age.

“In 1821, an orphaned twelve-year-old boy runs away from his unhappy home in Spain to England where he tries to find his father's family.”
from the catalogue description of Go Saddle the Sea

Start with Go Saddle the Sea →

RuritaniaSeries

seriesAnthony Hope4 books1894

Adventure, adventurous in tone, about political intrigue, set in 19th century and europe.

“Fortuitously, an English gentleman on holiday in Ruritania who resembles the monarch is persuaded to act as his political decoy ...”
from the catalogue description of The Prisoner of Zenda

Start with The Prisoner of Zenda →

Why these

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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 Steam and Seduction?: The Iron Seas — the closest match to Steam and Seduction on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Steam and Seduction?: Gossamer Wing. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Steam and Seduction.
How big is Steam and Seduction?: Steam and Seduction is 3 books, 2013–2014.

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