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.
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#1The Riyria Chronicles [WITTY BANTER | EPIC FANTASY | ASSASSINS | THIEVES | MERCENARIES]
match 64%A disgraced assassin and a mercenary with a conscience trade sharp banter and sharper blades while unraveling a noblewoman’s deadly secrets.
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Two Padawans train under rogue Jedi Masters, forging their own path between the Order’s light and the war’s encroaching darkness.
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A street thief forced to impersonate a dead hero uncovers courtly secrets in a world where European and Asian myths wage war.
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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.
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A noble heir wields his rare magic and political cunning to survive the deadly games of the Imperial Academy as the Empire fractures.
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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.
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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.
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A reincarnated prodigy wields magic and merciless logic to survive a continent torn by war, monsters, and scheming sorcerers.
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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.
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A fire mage wields a necromancer's cursed staff, torn between the guild's distrust and the whispers of the dead in its wood.
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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.
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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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