Books like Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson reads as whimsical, immersive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson · 2023
Shares the wonder thread
83% genome match
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman · 1996
Shares the wonder thread
76% genome match
The Bear and the Nightingale
Katherine Arden · 2017
Shares the wonder thread
75% genome match
Howl's Moving Castle
Diana Wynne Jones · 1986
Shares the wonder thread
72% genome match
Spinning Silver
Naomi Novik · 2018
Shares the wonder thread
75% genome match
Wintersmith
Terry Pratchett
Shares the wonder thread
72% genome match
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · 2011
Shares the wonder thread
84% genome match
Nettle & Bone
T. Kingfisher · 2022
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
An Enchantment of Ravens
Margaret Rogerson · 2017
Both explore art & love
82% genome match
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Shannon Chakraborty · 2023
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Becky Chambers · 2021
Shares the wonder thread
69% genome match
The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune · 2020
Shares the wonder thread
75% genome match
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