Books like Guards! Guards!
12 books with a reading profile close to Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. Escapist; an easy read.
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Sourcery
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Coin, the eighth son of an eighth son, arrives at Unseen University as a sourcery source—a wizard who generates new magic rather than merely channeling it.
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Lords and Ladies
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
In Lancre, the barrier between worlds thins during the transition from summer to autumn.
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3
TWELVE MONTHS
by Jim Butcher
Also escapist · entertainment, mystery
Harry Dresden, the only professional wizard in Chicago, navigates a year of recovery and political maneuvering following the catastrophic battle that leveled parts of his city.
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Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Marine biologist Nate Quinn studies humpback whales off the coast of Maui, photographing their tails to track migration patterns.
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The Darkest Part of the Forest
by Holly Black
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
In the town of Fairfold, humans live alongside dangerous fae folk, following strict rules to avoid lethal enchantments.
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A Touch of Dead
Also escapist · entertainment, mystery
A Touch of Dead gathers short stories from Charlaine Harris's Southern Vampire world, centred on Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic barmaid in the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana.
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Magic for Liars
by Sarah Gailey
Also escapist · entertainment, mystery
Ivy Gamble is a cynical private investigator who lacks the magical abilities her estranged twin sister, Tabitha, uses to teach at the Osthorne Academy for Young Mages.
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Anansi Boys
by Neil Gaiman
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Fat Charlie Nancy leads a timid, predictable life in London until his estranged father, Mr.
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The Titan's Curse
by Rick Riordan
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
In the third installment of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, Percy Jackson journeys to Westover Hall to recruit two new half-bloods, Bianca and Nico di Angelo.
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10
The Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riordan
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Percy Jackson discovers that the magical pine tree protecting Camp Half-Blood has been poisoned, leaving the sanctuary vulnerable to monster attacks.
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The Princess Bride
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Buttercup, a farm girl in the country of Florin, falls in love with her farmhand, Westley.
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The Book of Doors
by Gareth Brown
Also escapist · entertainment, accessible
Cassie Andrews is a New York City bookseller whose life changes when an elderly customer leaves behind a leather-bound volume titled The Book of Doors.
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