Books Like The Lady's Handbook of Intrigue and Murder (High Fantasy Politics)

Loved The Lady's Handbook of Intrigue and Murder (High Fantasy Politics)? Here are the closest LitRPG and progression-fantasy reads, ranked by trope and theme overlap. Each pick lists the elements it shares with The Lady's Handbook of Intrigue and Murder (High Fantasy Politics) so you can pick by what you actually want next.

  1. The Riyria Chronicles [WITTY BANTER | EPIC FANTASY | ASSASSINS | THIEVES | MERCENARIES] cover

    A disgraced assassin and a mercenary with a conscience trade sharp banter and sharper blades while unraveling a noblewoman’s deadly secrets.

  2. Star Wars: A Penumbral Path cover

    Two Padawans train under rogue Jedi Masters, forging their own path between the Order’s light and the war’s encroaching darkness.

  3. Fox’s Tongue and Kirin’s Bone cover

    A street thief forced to impersonate a dead hero uncovers courtly secrets in a world where European and Asian myths wage war.

  4. A Practical Guide to Evil [Book 1 Stubbing August 2nd] cover

    A nameless orphan is offered a knife and a choice by the most dangerous man alive—and her rise could save or shatter the empire.

  5. Hohenfels cover
    #5

    Hohenfels

    match 58%

    A noble heir wields his rare magic and political cunning to survive the deadly games of the Imperial Academy as the Empire fractures.

  6. The Acts of Androkles cover
    #6

    The Acts of Androkles

    match 57%

    A scarred veteran tracks his stolen fortune through monster-infested lands, only to face a harder battle when two orphans force him to choose between vengeance and honor.

  7. The Ogre's Pendant & The Rat in the Pit (Completed) cover

    A thief and a demon hunter must outrun a ruthless wizard and a barbarian horde to steal an artifact from the cursed Forest of Giants, where ogres stalk their every move.

  8. The Devil of Cintra (The Witcher x Youjo Senki) cover

    A reincarnated prodigy wields magic and merciless logic to survive a continent torn by war, monsters, and scheming sorcerers.

  9. Traps, Tricks, and Beasts [Book 1 Complete][Fantasy, Adventure, Underdog] cover

    Squirt, the weakest in a world ruled by magic, must outwit feybeasts and noble intrigues with only her trapcraft to save her found family from starvation.

  10. An Arsonist and a Necromancer Walk into a Bar cover

    A fire mage wields a necromancer's cursed staff, torn between the guild's distrust and the whispers of the dead in its wood.

  11. Shade Touched cover
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    Shade Touched

    match 55%

    A curious little monster ventures beyond her wild instincts, discovering whispering ruins and forgotten magics—but the wilderness guards its secrets with tooth and claw.

  12. One Was Worthy cover
    #12

    One Was Worthy

    match 55%

    A peasant girl inherits the skills and memories of a fallen noble, forging an army from outcasts to claim a crown she was never meant to wear.

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