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These are like my favorite two book seriesss (also The Selection is pretty good).
The Finishing School audiobooks though are *divine*
The Finishing School Series by Gail Carriger and the Gallagher Girls Series by Ally Carter are bother a grade series about female spies who save the world and go on adventures and are awesome, both have more than 3 books and both are actually really fucking good go read them immediately
Miss Carriger Recommends Books To Read While Gail Types (similar to the Parasolverse)
So these first books, Gentle Reader, are ones that I’ve read and can personally vouch for, and then I included a few suggestions from the Parasol Protectorate fan group on Facebook who are perpetually engaging in a lively discussion on the matter. Book links are to Amazon, review links are to Goodreads, because I’m lazy.
If You Love the Fantasy Take on Historical Tropes
M.K. Hobson ~ The Native Star (gaslight fantasy: read Gail’s review)
Wrede & Stevermer ~ Sorcery & Cecelia (gaslight fantasy: read Gail’s review)
Patricia Wrede ~ Dealing with Dragons (YA fantasy comedy)
Barbara Hambly ~ Stranger at the Wedding (fantasy)
Diana Wynne Jones ~ Howl’s Moving Castle (YA fantasy comedy: read Gail’s review)
Garth Nix ~ Newt’s Emerald (gaslight fantasy regency romance: read Gail’s review)
If You Just Want to Laugh
P.G. Wodehouse ~ Laughing Gas (comedy: highly recommended on audiobook)
Jerome K. Jerome ~ Three Men in a Boat (comedy: highly recommended on audiobook)
Jasper Fforde ~ The Eyre Affair (surreal fantasy comedy: read Gail’s review)
Gerald Durrell ~ My Family and Other Animals (comedy non fiction)
Terry Pratchett ~ Mort (comedy fantasy)
Douglas Adams ~ The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (surreal mystery comedy)
If You Want A Strong but Well Rounded Female Heroine
Stella Gibbons ~ Cold Comfort Farm (comedy)
Feist & Wurts ~ Daughter of the Empire (political epic fantasy)
Claudia J. Edwards ~ Taming the Forest King (epic fantasy: read Gail’s review)
Tamora Pierce ~ The Song of the Lioness series (YA epic fantasy)
Tanya Huff ~ Valor series (military space opera: read Gail’s review)
Kate Elliott ~ Court of Fives (YA fantasy alt history: read Gail’s review)
Rachel Bach ~ Paradox series (space opera: read Gail’s review)
A Small Sample Recommended by the Parasol Protectorate Facebook Group
Full listing here. (Gail has grouped to the best of her ability)
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
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore (graphic novel)
Girl Genius (online comic and graphic novel)
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)
Want to see more? Full listing here. Want to add to the discussion? Please, join the Facebook Group.
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