Books like A Study in Emerald
12 books with a reading profile close to A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman. Outward-looking and escapist; a moderate read.
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Men at Arms
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the city of Ankh-Morpork, Captain Samuel Vimes prepares for retirement and marriage while his City Watch undergoes a mandatory diversification program.
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The Heroes
Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Set over three bloody days, the story centers on a single battle for a nondescript hill in the North.
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Warbreaker
Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Princess Siri is sent to the city of Hallandren to marry the God King, a silent deity who rules through the possession of thousands of Breath units.
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Fool
Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Pocket, the foul-mouthed court jester to King Lear, attempts to prevent the kingdom of Britain from collapsing into bloody chaos.
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Steel and snow
Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative
Published as the first half of the third volume in the series, Steel and Snow follows the escalating civil war across Westeros after the Battle of the Blackwater.
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To the Blight
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
This volume covers the second half of the narrative originally published as The Eye of the World.
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A Crown of Swords (The Wheel of Time, Book 7)
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In the aftermath of the battle at Dumai’s Wells, Rand al'Thor consolidates his rule over Cairhien and Caemlyn while recovering from his imprisonment by the Aes Sedai.
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Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love
Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative
In this third collection, the exiled community of Fabletown faces internal scandals and external threats.
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The First Law Trilogy
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Logen Ninefingers, a northern warrior weary of battle, journeys south to Join the Union at the request of the magus Bayaz.
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Dawnshard
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
Rysn Ftori, a merchant owner who lost the use of her legs, accepts a dangerous naval commission to sail to the hidden island of Akinah.
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Crack'd pot trail
Also outward-looking and escapist · entertainment, narrative
In this installment of the Malazan novellas, the necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach lead a caravan across an arid wasteland toward the city of Lamentable Moll.
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Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm
Also escapist · entertainment, narrative
In this installment, the focus shifts from the urban Fabletown to "The Farm," an upstate New York sanctuary for non-human fables like the Three Pigs, Shere Khan, and Goldilocks.
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