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Books like The Glass Library: 9 series to read next

The Glass Library is historical fantasy. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Glass Library is 6 books, 2022–2025.

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All Souls
The Last Binding
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
The Raven King
Elemental Masters
The Mortal Instruments
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Mythago Wood
Sally Lockhart

All SoulsSeries

seriesDeborah Harkness5 books2011

About vampires and witches, set in contemporary.

Start with A Discovery of Witches →

The Last BindingSeries

seriesFreya Marske3 books2021

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in british isles and 19th century.

“The first book in the Last Binding trilogy, A MARVELLOUS LIGHT is a queer historical fantasy set in an Edwardian England full of magic, contracts and conspiracies.”
from the catalogue description of A Marvellous Light

Start with A Marvellous Light →

The Left-Handed Booksellers of LondonSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books2020

Urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in big city.

“Garth Nix's The Left-Handed Booksellers of London is set in a slightly alternate 1983 London, where Susan Arkshaw searches for the father she's never met.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Left-Handed Booksellers of London →

The Raven KingSeries

seriesSusanna Clarke13 books1996

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 →

Elemental MastersSeries

seriesMercedes Lackey, Cedric Johnson, Dayle A. Dermatis, Diana L. Paxson, Elisabeth Waters, Elizabeth Vaughan, Fiona Patton, Gail Sanders, Jody Lynn Nye, Kristin Schwengel, Michael Z. Williamson, Michele Lang, Ron Collins, Rosemary Edghill, Samuel C. Conway, Tanya Huff, Ben Ohlander, Jennifer Brozek, Louisa Swann, Rebecca Fox & Stephanie Shaver59 books1995

Historical fantasy and fantasy, set in 19th century and europe.

“Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series reimagines classic fairy tales in various historical settings, with mages who each command one of the four elements — fire, water, earth, or air.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fire Rose →

The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse

universe70 books2007

Urban fantasy, set in contemporary.

“There is a world laid over your own like a second skin, and you have been trained since birth not to see it.”
from the catalogue description

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Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)Series

seriesDiana Gabaldon26 books1991

Set in 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 →

Mythago WoodSeries

seriesRobert Holdstock7 books1984

Mythic fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“The first novel follows Stephen Huxley investigating his family's obsession with the wood after his father's death; Holdstock continued the cycle across further novels and stories exploring different characters and eras.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Mythago Wood →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Historical fiction.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

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 The Glass Library?: All Souls — the closest match to The Glass Library on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Glass Library?: The Librarian of Crooked Lane. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Glass Library.
How big is The Glass Library?: The Glass Library is 6 books, 2022–2025.

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