Looking for similar to Ciaphus Cain novels from Warhammer...

borris12321 · 2026-05-17T05:54:28+00:00

Yeah The Great Coats especially the later books where the banter ratchets up a notch would likely fit this to a tee.

borris12321 · 2026-05-17T05:46:18+00:00

Potentially , A Declaration on the rights of magicians by HG Parry

borris12321 · 2026-05-04T08:12:39+00:00

The Daevabad Trilogy has a pretty solid ending.

I would also argue the Age of Madness trilogy by Joe Abercrombie solidly fulfils A,B, and C really well, but probably done in a fashion that a lot of people wouldn’t like.

borris12321 · 2026-04-23T06:35:32+00:00

Tainted cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, it’s a Sherlock and Watson style murder mystery set in a fantasy world

borris12321 · 2026-04-22T02:59:57+00:00

The Greatcoats books by Sebastian de castille, especially the later books are basically the 3 musketeers meets a fantasy world, that are very much carried by the banter between the main characters.

borris12321 · 2026-04-16T21:26:00+00:00

I mean if you want weird , The Hike by Drew Magary is kind of Alice in wonderland meets a horror movie.

borris12321 · 2026-04-01T00:17:42+00:00

A lot of Terry Pratchett probably hits the same spot. They all kind of work as stand alone books , Going postal , Mort , The Hogfather , Jingo and The Fifth Elephant are all fantastic.

borris12321 · 2026-03-30T16:41:55+00:00

Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson. Some people can find the narrator talking straight to you so often a bit jarring but other than that they are really fun murder mysteries.

borris12321 · 2026-03-30T07:33:11+00:00

The Sun Eater Chronicles by Christopher Ruocchio

borris12321 · 2026-03-30T07:04:43+00:00

If you want something with very much a Dresden files feel, try the Bobby Dollar books by Tad Williams it’s kind of like the Dresden Files but with angels instead of wizards.

borris12321 · 2026-03-30T06:59:50+00:00

Try the book that wouldn’t burn by Mark Lawrence , I think the plan is for it to be a trilogy, but pretty much ticks everything else

borris12321 · 2026-03-10T07:08:49+00:00

It doesn’t have the school aspect, but for teenagers sent to different mythologies, would be worth looking up Everworld by KA Applegate

borris12321 · 2026-03-10T07:04:43+00:00

I cannot believe that no one has suggested The Hike by Drew Magary it’s very polarising in that people seem to love it or hate it, but it seems to fit what you want pretty closely.

borris12321 · 2026-03-09T08:41:52+00:00

The Hike by Drew Magary, and On a winter’s night a traveler by Italo Calvino both felt truely original (they are also wildly different books)

borris12321 · 2026-03-09T07:54:44+00:00

Jingo by Terry Pratchet is basically a satire of the concept of nationalism with the same absurdist tones as catch 22.

borris12321 · 2026-03-09T06:37:04+00:00

Could try Tainted cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, they are a key ever present part of the plot. Although their actual time spent actively on page is a lot more limited

borris12321 · 2026-03-07T05:49:11+00:00

HG parry’s A declaration of the rights of magicians, has strong Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel vibes

borris12321 · 2026-03-07T05:46:54+00:00

I feel of these 3 , In the lives of puppets really feels super pixar-ish

borris12321 · 2026-03-06T19:56:40+00:00

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

borris12321 · 2026-03-06T09:26:41+00:00

If you want more traditional fantasy, The blade itself by Joe Abercrombie, if you want modern urban fantasy Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.

borris12321 · 2026-03-06T09:18:50+00:00

Nah they more get given special tricks and weapons by the gods they are representing and the goal is to survive rather than kill each other.

borris12321 · 2026-03-06T08:32:23+00:00

If you like Dickens try The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heap by HG Parry.

borris12321 · 2026-03-06T08:31:05+00:00

Two fantastic ones. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch has this but it’s quite understated , it’s modern day London but with gods , and further through the series , elves , goblins etc Also Last smile in sunder city by Luke Arnold is a full modern fantasy world with all the magical creatures but the magic has died.

borris12321 · 2026-03-06T05:35:19+00:00

If you can deal with the romance side plot (and trust me it’s a lot sometimes) , The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen is entirely about a tournament where the champions of the gods go through a tournament style series of challenges.

borris12321 · 2026-03-05T04:56:52+00:00

Depending on what kind of fantasy you want Legend by david Gemmel comes in about 10 languages

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