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Books like The Assassini: 9 series to read next

The Assassini is historical fantasy, set in europe and renaissance and early modern. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Assassini is 3 books, 2011–2013.

“In theory, Duke Marco commands, but Marco is a simpleton so his aunt and uncle rule in his stead.”
from the catalogue description of The Fallen Blade

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Cassandra Palmer
Heirs of Alexandria
The Inheritors' Cycle
Onyx Court
The First History
Damiano
The Stress of Her Regard Universe
Shards of Empire
These Violet Delights Universe

Cassandra PalmerUniverse

universe40 books2006

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world.

“Cassie Palmer sees dead people, reads the future, and was raised by vampires who'd have sold her to the highest bidder — and that's before the job offer.”
from the catalogue description

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Heirs of AlexandriaSeries

seriesDave Freer, Eric Flint & Mercedes Lackey7 books2002

Alternate history, about witches.

“The books combine elements from the styles of all three authors, such as Lackey's approach to tolerance and magic and Flint's sense of history alteration.”
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The Inheritors' CycleSeries

seriesC. E. Murphy2 books2008

About witches.

“Now Belinda's powers are unlike anything Lorraine could have imagined.”
from the catalogue description of The Queen's Bastard

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Onyx CourtSeries

seriesMarie Brennan7 books2008

About fae, set in british isles.

“Marie Brennan's Onyx Court series is set in a faerie court hidden beneath London, ruled across the centuries by successive fae monarchs shadowing the human city above.”
from the catalogue description

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The First HistorySeries

seriesMary Gentle8 books1999

Alternate history, about war.

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DamianoSeries

seriesR. A. MacAvoy3 books1984

Emotional in tone, about angels and demons.

“R. A. MacAvoy's trilogy continues through Damiano's Lute and Raphael, later collected as A Trio for Lute, and was praised for its light touch with small-scale magic set against real cruelty.”
from the catalogue description

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The Stress of Her Regard UniverseSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1989

Dark fantasy, set in 19th century.

“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

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Shards of EmpireSeries

seriesSusan Shwartz2 books1996

About war and faith and religion, set in medieval.

“In the tenth century, the center of the world is not Rome, but Byzantium.”
from the catalogue description

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These Violet Delights UniverseSeries

seriesChloe Gong7 books2020

Set in east asia and early 20th century.

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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 The Assassini?: Cassandra Palmer — the closest match to The Assassini on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Assassini?: The Fallen Blade. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Assassini.
How big is The Assassini?: The Assassini is 3 books, 2011–2013.

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