Books like Foundryside
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett reads as fast, witty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Sharp Ends
Joe Abercrombie
Shares the academia thread
78% genome match
The Black Prism
Brent Weeks · 2010
Shares the academia thread
69% genome match
Mistborn: The Final Empire
Brandon Sanderson · 2006
Both explore magic
62% genome match
Six of Crows
Leigh Bardugo · 2015
Both explore crime
69% genome match
Bleeding Edge
Thomas Pynchon
Shares the academia thread
69% genome match
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch · 2006
Both explore crime
69% genome match
Mage Errant: The Wandering Fire
John Bierce · 2019
Shares the academia thread
69% genome match
The Torch That Ignites the Stars
Andrew Rowe · 2020
Shares the academia thread
69% genome match
Yellow-Dog Contract
Ross Thomas · 2011
Shares the academia thread
69% genome match
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty · 2023
Both explore magic
67% genome match
Captain's Fury
Jim Butcher · 2007
Both explore magic & power
65% genome match
Mark of the Fool 2
J.M. Clarke · 2022
Shares the academia thread
71% genome match
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