18 books like The Lies of Locke Lamora

What to read after The Lies of Locke Lamora — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

A Clash of Kings George R.R. Martin · 1998 · ★ 4.5 · 752p · ≈ 25h · Moderate In this thrilling sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination. A Clash of Kings transports us to a world of revelry and revenge, wizardry and warfare unlike any we have ever experienced. A Clash of Kings A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. Two great leaders—Lord Eddard Stark and Robert Baratheon—who hold… Shares: Fantasy - Epic, Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Dearly Departed Lia Habel · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate A classic romance, suspense thriller, rip-roaring adventure, and macabre comedy all at once, Dearly, Departed redefines the concept of undying love.   CAN A PROPER YOUNG VICTORIAN LADY FIND TRUE LOVE IN THE ARMS OF A DASHING ZOMBIE?   The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the mores of an antique era. Sixteen-year-old Nora Dearly is far more … Shares: Orphans, Adventure

Gentlemen of the Road Michael Chabon · 2007 · ★ 3.7 · 206p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, sprang from an early passion for the derring-do and larger-than-life heroes of classic comic books. Now, once more mining the rich past, Chabon summons the rollicking spirit of legendary adventures--from The Arabian Nights to Alexandre Dumas to Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories--in a… Shares: Swindlers and swindling, Adventure

The Blade Itself Joe Abercrombie · 2001 · ★ 4.3 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of selfishness, has nothing more dangerous in mind than fleecing his friends at cards and dreaming of… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Herr der Diebe Cornelia Funke · 2000 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany. Shares: Robbers and outlaws, Orphans, Adventure

Adela Cathcart George MacDonald · 1864 · 149p · ≈ 4h · Challenging A collection of fairy tales, parables and poems by MacDonald--some of which had already appeared in periodicals. Shares: Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy

Definitely Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 6) Charlaine Harris · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate As a person with so few living relatives, Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse really hated to lose one. But she never guessed that it would be her cousin Hadley—a consort of the Vampire Queen of New Orleans. After all, technically speaking, Hadley was already dead. And now, as unexpected heir to Hadley’s estate, Sookie discovers the inheritance definitely comes with a risk. Someone… Shares: Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling · 1999 · ★ 4.6 · 447p · ≈ 14h · Moderate For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and comes to an abrupt halt in front of him. It turns out that Sirius Black, mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped – and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry’s tea… Shares: Orphans, Fantasy fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

JLA Grant Morrison · 1997 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "In this collection, Batman, Superman, the Flash, Wonder Woman and the rest of the JLA face a multitude of threats from all directions. First the team must battle against the Ultra-Marines, an elite squad of government super beings led by the indestructible General. Next, the group finds themselves traveling through dimensions and fighting alongside the legendary members of the JSA. And as Gotham… Shares: Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy fiction

The house of the Wolfings William Morris · 1889 · 233p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The House of the Wolfings tells the tale of a band of German Goths living in a wood they call the Mark. Their lives are idyllic until the long shadow of the Roman Empire threatens the peace in their land. Thiodolf, the leader of the Wolfings and a descendant of the ancient gods, must rally the surrounding tribes to defend their home and way of life. Like much of Morris’s work, The House of the… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Fool's Errand Robin Hobb · 2001 · ★ 4.4 · 666p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Robin Hobb has emerged as one of today's foremost fantasy authors. Now she continues the adventures of one of her most popular heroes in the first book of what promises to be her most spectacular trilogy yet. Fool's ErrandFor fifteen years FitzChivalry Farseer has lived in self-imposed exile, assumed to be dead by almost all who once cared about him. But that is about to change when destiny seeks… Shares: Fantasy fiction, Fantasy

Armourer's House Rosemary Sutcliff · 1951 · 235p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: Orphans, Adventure

Superman Jerry Siegel · 1997 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Collects the first three years of the daily "Superman" newspaper comic strip, covering the superhero's origin and such stories as "Clark Kent--Spy" and "The Hooded Saboteur." in 3 volumes. Shares: Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy

Iron kissed Patricia Briggs · 2008 · ★ 4.4 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to shapeshifting car mechanic Mercy Thompson to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. And she'll have to choose between the two werewolves in her life-whether she wants to or not. Shares: Fiction - Fantasy, Fantasy

Blue Hand Edgar Wallace · 1923 · ★ 4.1 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Jim Steele, a clerk for a prominent London attorney, has the distasteful task of assisting a notorious client, Digby Groat, who stands to inherit the Jonathan Danton fortune. Danton’s infant daughter and closest heir, Dorothy, was thought to have died in a boating accident twenty years ago. Adding to the mystery, Dorothy’s mother, Lady Mary Danton, also disappeared around the same time. Jim… Shares: Adventure

The House Without a Key Earl Derr Biggers · 2015 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Published in 1925, The House Without a Key introduces the kindly detective Charlie Chan, conceived by Earl Derr Biggers as a counter to the “Yellow Peril” stereotypes common in the era’s society. John Quincy Winterslip, having been sent by his family to convince his aunt to return to Boston, arrives in Honolulu to find that a rich family member with a shady past has been murdered. Detective… Shares: Adventure

The Emperor's candlesticks Baroness Emmuska Orczy · 1908 · 100p · ≈ 3h · Challenging The Emperor's Candlesticks (1899) is a historical novel by Baroness Orczy and was her first book as an author. Shares: Adventure

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J. K. Rowling · 2000 · ★ 4.6 · 696p · ≈ 23h · Moderate The fourth book in the Harry Potter franchise sees Harry returning for his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, along with his friends, Ron and Hermione. There is an upcoming tournament between the three major schools of magic, with one participant selected from each school by the Goblet of Fire. When Harry's name is drawn, even though he is not eligible and is a fourth… Shares: Orphans, Adventure, Fantasy

About the book The Lies of Locke Lamora →