Some suggestions of books to read that are kind of like my Parasol Protectorate books.

First, please know that the Parasolverse has 3 major series, and 3 minor series, and several shorts tories… so you might wanna make sure you’ve read them all? Here’s a comprehensive list and here is a free printable Downloadable Checklist PDF .

So these books, Gentle Reader, are ones that I’ve read and can personally vouch for. At the end I included a few suggestions from the Parasol Protectorate fan group who are perpetually engaging in a lively discussion on the matter (if you’re a member of the group see the “Books to fill the void” doc in the files section.*

If You Love a Fantasy Take on Historical Tropes

P. Djèlí Clark ~ The Black God’s Drums (steampunk New Orleans)
Diana Wynne Jones ~ Howl’s Moving Castle (YA fantasy comedy: Gail’s review)
Garth Nix ~ Newt’s Emerald (gaslight fantasy regency romance: Gail’s review)
C. L. Polk ~ Witchmark (slipped time)
Nikki Woolfolk ~ series of steampunk novellas
Patricia Wrede ~ Dealing with Dragons (YA fantasy comedy)
Wrede & Stevermer ~ Sorcery & Cecelia (gaslight fantasy: Gail’s review)
Stephanie Burgis ~ Courting Magic (gaslight fantasy)
Emily McGovern ~ Bloodlust & Bonnets (graphic novel version of Jane Austen + Our Flag Means Death)

If You Just Want to Laugh

Douglas Adams ~ The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (surreal mystery comedy)
Gerald Durrell ~ My Family and Other Animals (comedy non fiction)
Jasper Fforde ~ The Eyre Affair (surreal fantasy comedy: Gail’s review)
Jasmine Guillory ~ Rom coms (the the Wedding Date series)
Jerome K. Jerome ~ Three Men in a Boat (comedy: highly recommended on audiobook)
Terry Pratchett ~ Mort (comedy fantasy)
P.G. Wodehouse ~ Laughing Gas (comedy: highly recommended on audiobook)

If You Want A Strong but Well Rounded Female Heroine

Rachel Bach ~ Paradox series (space opera: Gail’s review)
Alyssa Cole‘s ~ The Loyal League (civil war spies)
Dhonielle Clayton ~ The Belles series (The Selection style YA)
Grace Draven – especially Radiance
Kate Elliott ~ Court of Fives (YA fantasy alt history)
Feist & Wurts ~ Daughter of the Empire (political epic fantasy)
Tanya Huff ~ Valor series (military space opera: Gail’s review)
Tamora Pierce ~ The Song of the Lioness series (YA epic fantasy)
Robin McKinley – I would go with The Blue Sword because of it’s sun-saturated desert setting.

A Small Sample of books

Recommended by the Parasol Protectorate Fan Group

Urban Fantasy

Mercy Thompson series by Patrica Briggs (First book: Moon Called)
Carpathian series by Christine Feehan
Chicagoland Vampires series by Chloe Neill
Dead Iron by Devon Monk
Demon series by Diana Rowland
Red Death by P.N. Elrod

Steampunk

All Men of Genius by Lev AC Rosen
The Society of Steam series by Andrew P. Mayer
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Empire State by Adam Christopher
Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
Newbury & Hobbes series by George Mann

Other

Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters (mystery)
Green Rider books by Kristen Britain (fantasy)
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott (gaslight fantasy)
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore (comedy)

Authors who seem to come up a lot

C.J. Archer (specifically the Glass & Steele books & the Cleopatra Fox novels)
Marie Brennan
Molly Harper (lighthearted fun: Mystic Bayou series & Half-Moon Hollow series)
Terry Pratchett – I always mentioned Color of Magic because it was my first.

(I have grouped these to the best of my ability. Full listing here.)

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20+ Books To Read While Gail Types, Stuff “Like” The Parasol Protectorate