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Books like The Custard Protocol: 9 series to read next

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

The Custard Protocol is 4 books, 2015–2019.

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Five Children Universe
Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission Clockwork
George Dower / Infernal Devices
Temeraire
The Raven King
Narbondo / St. Ives Universe
Kate and Cecelia Universe
The Anubis Gates
Tolkien's legendarium

Five Children UniverseSeries

seriesE. Nesbit, Helen Cresswell & Kate Saunders27 books1902

Set in early 20th century.

“Neither book is by Nesbit herself, and the two have no direct connection to each other beyond both drawing on her creation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Return of the Psammead →

Hunchback Assignments / Modo: Mission ClockworkSeries

seriesArthur Slade5 books2009

“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 →

George Dower / Infernal DevicesSeries

seriesK. W. Jeter3 books1987

Steampunk, set in 19th century.

“Infernal Devices, Fiendish Schemes, and Grim Expectations mix dark comedy with the gears-and-brass aesthetic the series helped establish before it had a name.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Infernal Devices →

TemeraireSeries

seriesNaomi Novik48 books2006

Historical fantasy and alternate history, about dragons and war.

Start with Temeraire →

The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

Historical fantasy, about fae.

“Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell reintroduces magic to an alternate nineteenth-century England, centering on the prickly rivalry between the two title magicians as they revive a lost English tradition.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Ladies of Grace Adieu →

Narbondo / St. Ives UniverseSeries

seriesJames P. Blaylock18 books1978

Steampunk, set in 19th century and british isles.

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Kate and Cecelia UniverseSeries

seriesCaroline Stevermer & Patricia C. Wrede4 books1988

Historical fantasy.

“Ten-year-old Frederick, who is surreptitiously watched over by a household elf, is plucked from a London orphanage to be a servant to a wealthy wizard, and eventually his uncanny abilities lead him to become the wizard's apprentice.”
from the catalogue description of Magic Below Stairs

Start with Magic Below Stairs →

The Anubis GatesSeries

seriesTim Powers3 books1983

Time travel and historical fantasy, mysterious in tone.

“The plot concerns an English professor who participates in a time travel experiment and ends up trapped in the 19th century.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Anubis Gates →

Tolkien's legendariumUniverse

universe163 books1923

Set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after The Custard Protocol?: Five Children Universe — the closest match to The Custard Protocol on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Custard Protocol?: Prudence. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Custard Protocol.
How big is The Custard Protocol?: The Custard Protocol is 4 books, 2015–2019.

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