Books like Stardust
If you liked Stardust by Neil Gaiman, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.
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House of Flame and Shadow
Because shares tags: fantasy, romance, magic.
Bryce lands outside Midgard while Hunt sits in Asteri dungeons and the war for two worlds builds.
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Graceling
Because shares tags: fantasy, romance, adventure.
Katsa, Graced with killing, breaks from her uncle's use of her and follows a kidnapped prince toward a hidden king.
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A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Because shares tags: fantasy, romance, adventure.
Poppy travels to Atlantia with Hawke as Casteel while war, prophecies, and her own gifts close in.
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The Color of Magic
Because shares tags: fantasy, adventure, magic.
A failed wizard guides a tourist across a flat world on a turtle, with comic fantasy chaos.
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Howl's Moving Castle
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, adventure.
Cursed old by the Witch of the Waste, hatmaker Sophie Hatter talks her way into wizard Howl's moving castle and bargains with fire demon…
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City of Heavenly Fire
Because shares tags: fantasy, romance, adventure.
Clary and Jace face Sebastian's dark army while Emma and Julian's story begins in Los Angeles.
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A Darker Shade of Magic
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, adventure.
Antari Kell Maresh, a blood magician who travels between Londons, meets thief Delilah Bard after she steals a stone of Black London magic…
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The Witches
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, adventure.
A boy and his grandmother face the Grand High Witch's plan to turn England's children into mice.
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Once Upon a Broken Heart
Because shares tags: fantasy, romance, magic.
Evangeline trades three kisses with the Prince of Hearts to stop a wedding and dooms herself instead.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Because shares tags: fantasy, adventure, magic.
Dorothy is carried to Oz by a cyclone and walks the yellow brick road with Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Lion.
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The Subtle Knife
Because shares tags: fantasy, adventure, magic.
Will finds a window to Cittagazze, meets Lyra, and both hunt the knife that cuts between worlds.
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The Hero of Ages
Because shares tags: fantasy, magic, adventure.
Vin and Elend face ash, mist, and Ruin itself as the prophecies fail and Sazed searches old faiths for answers.
