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Books like The Amberlough Dossier: 9 series to read next

The Amberlough Dossier is spy thriller, about political intrigue, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Amberlough Dossier is 3 books, 2017–2019.

“Le Carré meets Cabaret in this debut spy thriller as a gay double-agent schemes to protect his smuggler lover during the rise of a fascist government coup Welcome to Amberlough City, the illustrious but corrupt cosmopolitan beacon of Gedda.”
from the catalogue description of Amberlough

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World of Ice and Fire
Dominion of the Fallen
This Ravenous Fate
The City (Gemmell)
The Handmaid's Tale
Malazan
Small Change
Grishaverse
Wolfhound Century / Vissarion Lom

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
from the catalogue description

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Dominion of the FallenSeries

seriesAliette de Bodard16 books2015

Dark fantasy, about angels.

“The House of Shattered Wings opens Aliette de Bodard's Dominion of the Fallen in a Paris devastated by a magical war between rival Houses of fallen angels, its streets and ruins still haunted by the fighting.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The House of Shattered Wings →

This Ravenous FateSeries

seriesHayley Dennings2 books2024

Paranormal romance, about vampires and enemies to lovers, set in north america.

“Eighteen year-old Elise Saint, home after five years in Paris, is the reluctant heir to the empire.”
from the catalogue description

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The City (Gemmell)Series

seriesStella Gemmell2 books2013

Epic fantasy and grimdark, about war.

“Built up over the millennia, layer upon layer, the City is ancient and vast.”
from the catalogue description of The City

Start with The City →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia and science fiction, set in north america and near future.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

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MalazanUniverse

universe36 books1999

Epic fantasy, about war.

“Pity the historian who tries to map this world; pity more the god who thinks he rules it.”
from the catalogue description

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Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, set in british isles and mid 20th century.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Farthing →

GrishaverseUniverse

universe19 books2012

“Saints are canonized here the way soldiers are buried elsewhere — quietly, and too often.”
from the catalogue description

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Wolfhound Century / Vissarion LomSeries

seriesPeter Higgins3 books2013

Set in eastern europe.

“Investigator Vissarion Lom has been summoned to the capital in order to catch a terrorist -- and ordered to report directly to the head of the secret police.”
from the catalogue description of Wolfhound Century

Start with Wolfhound Century →

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after The Amberlough Dossier?: World of Ice and Fire — the closest match to The Amberlough Dossier on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Amberlough Dossier?: Amberlough. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Amberlough Dossier.
How big is The Amberlough Dossier?: The Amberlough Dossier is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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