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Books like Spinning Silver
The best books like Spinning Silver are Uprooted, A Darker Shade of Magic, and The Goblin Emperor. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik is about women and economic power, bargaining and survival, winter and magic. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Uprooted
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Naomi Novik · Fantasy
Uprooted is a standalone fantasy novel inspired by Polish folklore.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Darker Shade of Magic
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V.E. Schwab · Fantasy
A Darker Shade of Magic is set across four parallel versions of London — Red, Grey, White, and the long-destroyed Black — each existing in the same location but separated by the barriers between worlds.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - The Goblin Emperor
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Katherine Addison · Fantasy
The Goblin Emperor begins with an accident: Maia, the half-goblin, half-elf youngest son of the Emperor — long exiled to a remote estate and treated as an embarrassment — learns that his father and three brothers have been killed in an airship crash.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
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N.K. Jemisin · Fantasy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is the first book in N.K.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Court of Mist and Fury
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Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
A Court of Mist and Fury begins where A Court of Thorns and Roses ended: Feyre is back in the Spring Court with Tamlin, but she is not the same person who left.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy
Feyre Archeron is nineteen, hunting in winter to feed her family, when she kills a wolf in the forest and is taken by a creature from Prythian — the land of the fae — as payment for a life.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Game of Thrones
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George R.R. Martin · Fantasy
A Game of Thrones is the first volume of George R.R.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Little Hatred
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Joe Abercrombie · Fantasy
A Little Hatred is the first book in Abercrombie's The Age of Madness trilogy, set in the same world as his First Law trilogy but a generation later.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Wizard of Earthsea
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Ursula K. Le Guin · Fantasy
A Wizard of Earthsea is Ursula K.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - A Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine L'Engle · Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time follows Meg Murry, a prickly, self-doubting teenager whose father — a physicist working on a classified government project — has been missing for years.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - American Gods
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Neil Gaiman · Fantasy
American Gods opens with Shadow Moon, a man released from prison days early because his wife has died in a car accident.
A kindred fantasy read.
Read the summary → - An Ember in the Ashes
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Sabaa Tahir · Fantasy
An Ember in the Ashes is set in a Roman Empire-inspired world where the Martial empire has conquered and brutalized the Scholar people for centuries.
A kindred fantasy read.
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Books like Spinning Silver: quick answers
What are the best books like Spinning Silver?
The best books like Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik are Uprooted by Naomi Novik, A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Spinning Silver, such as women and economic power, bargaining and survival, winter and magic.
What should I read after Spinning Silver?
A natural next read after Spinning Silver is Uprooted by Naomi Novik. A kindred fantasy read. Other strong choices are A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin.
What books are similar to Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik?
Spinning Silver centers on women and economic power, bargaining and survival, winter and magic. Books with a similar feel include Uprooted by Naomi Novik, A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
