Books like Sabriel

Sabriel by Garth Nix reads as dark, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Ursula K. Le Guin · 1968

Shares the comingofage + escape thread

69% genome match

Uprooted

Naomi Novik · 2015

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Among Others

Jo Walton · 2012

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Name of the Wind

Patrick Rothfuss · 2007

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb · 1995

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J.K. Rowling · 2003

Shares the comingofage thread

70% genome match

The Year of the Griffin

Diana Wynne Jones · 2000

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

King of Shadows

Susan Cooper · 1999

Shares the comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Giver

Lois Lowry · 1993

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Magicians

Lev Grossman · 2009

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

The Dragonbone Chair

Tad Williams · 1988

Shares the escape + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Abhorsen

Garth Nix · 2003

Both explore necromancy & coming-of-age

83% genome match