Books like The Blacktongue Thief

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman reads as witty, gritty. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch · 2006

Same fantasy feel

58% genome match

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie · 2006

Same fantasy feel

57% genome match

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo · 2015

Same fantasy feel

62% genome match

Baptism of Fire

Andrzej Sapkowski · 1996

Both explore monsters

70% genome match

Gideon the Ninth

Tamsyn Muir · 2019

Same fantasy feel

56% genome match

The Black Company

Glen Cook · 1984

Same fantasy feel

58% genome match

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Shannon Chakraborty · 2023

Same fantasy feel

58% genome match

The six-gun tarot

R. S. Belcher · 2013

Same fantasy feel

58% genome match

The Sea of Monsters

Rick Riordan · 2006

Both explore quest & monsters

68% genome match

Prince of Thorns

Mark Lawrence

Same fantasy feel

54% genome match

Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett

Same fantasy feel

55% genome match

Rise of Empire

Michael J. Sullivan · 2011

Same fantasy feel

56% genome match