Books like 'Clockwork Kingdom'
Readers who enjoyed Clockwork Kingdom by Leah R. Cutter also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical fantasy urban fantasy steampunk industrial-era
-
Iron Garland by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler continues his majestic Harbinger series in a world where motivations are as mysterious as magic.For three years, Sera Fitzempress has been a pawn in a gilded prison—the floating manor of Pavenham Sky. Disgraced and exiled from society, she has been isolated from the downtrodden she’s determined to liberate...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age epic female-mc -
Diplomats and Fugitives by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEven though Basilard is the official Mangdorian ambassador to the Turgonian Republic, he still isn’t fully trusted by his pacifist people. After he was enslaved and forced to entertain spectators in pit fights that left him scarred and mute, his kin turned their backs on him, condemning him for choosing violence... -
Love and Sacrifice by Tove Foss Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEpic, Genre-Bending Science-Fantasy Sixteen-year-old Princess Katrin is leaving Mordania for the first time, on her way to take the Grand Tour of the Middle Continent. For the first time in her life, she will leave her title and ties to the Royal Family of Mordania behind and travel incognito with her family... -
Changing Nature by April White
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsImmortal Descendants are disappearing one by one, and seventeen-year-old Clocker Saira Elian is next on the list…Saira and Archer’s London summer is carefree and romantic, until a brazen attempt to capture Saira looks suspiciously like the handiwork of the Descendants of War. When the kidnappings of other Descendants come to light and Mr...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure alpha-mc book female-mc fiction historical -
-
Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness.Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up... -
Limelight by Dan Willis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a madman starts robbing banks the really old fashioned way, by blowing holes in them with magical explosives, the police want Alex to catch him before he kills and robs again. There are two problems with that, however, first as far as Alex knows there’s no such thing as a blasting rune, and second his friend Danny Pak is up for a promotion and that’s not Danny’s case... -
Dragon Mediated by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTraining to follow in her father’s footsteps goes well until she gets to the training center. Then, it all hits the fan.Kabyl has wanted to take peacekeeper training since she was six. Her dad had always tried to temper her expectations. Women didn’t usually have the physical skills required for the job. She worked hard, got strong, fast, and resilient and then…she turned into a dragon... -
Peril: Elven Alliance Collected Stories Volume One by Tara Grayce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dangerous mission to a foreign kingdom isn't the ideal honeymoon.Jalissa, princess of the elves, thought she knew what she was getting into when she married Edmund, the spy prince of Escarland. But a week after their wedding, they must embark on a dangerous mission to an enemy nation, putting their wits, their skills, and their new marriage to the test in ways they never imagined...Categorized as:
steampunk industrial-era fantasy action-adventure anthologies fae fiction urban-fantasy -
Wrighting Old Wrongs by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsControlling Fire, Earth, Water, and Air with a simple touch would have been much more impressive if it paid the bills.For nearly 200 years, the Wrights have controlled the Elements, shaping them to their will. But, the new era of industrialization threatens their extinction...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk romance fantasy historical-fiction magic historical gaslamp -
Hard Way by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn brutal Calanar, you’re nothing without magic.Kira Talon has a secret.Raised since childhood among the nonmagical “Dim” when her expected magical birthright didn’t materialize, she barely remembers her early time in the opulent floating city high above the war-torn sprawl below...Categorized as:
steampunk industrial-era fantasy urban-fantasy fiction urban witches-wizards historical -
All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s all fun and games until someone gets murdered.Well, the Queen’s Own certainly isn’t having fun, because what’s worse than one case? Two, of course. And what’s worse than two? Whatever madness Jamie’s currently in.The body count is rising, all the MO’s are different, and cleaning charms have wiped the murder scenes of clues... -
Saved by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFenris and Mina's story concludes in the final book of this Baine Chronicles spinoff trilogy!Alerted that Sunaya and Iannis's wedding may be the target of a Resistance plot, Mina and Fenris travel to Solantha despite the very real possibility that Fenris could be recognized and thrown into prison should any of his enemies spot him...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure adult book fiction historical law-enforcement -
Blood Relation by Dan Willis
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYoung women are turning up dead, exsanguinated by a killer who leaves strange and powerful symbols behind, drawn in his victim's blood. Now Alex Lockerby must stop the killer before he can complete his dark ritual and release hell on the city... -
Tower Climber 2 by Jakob Tanner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClimber academy was only the beginning…Now an official tower climber, Max is thrust into the competitive and deadly world of the tower.While taking on dangerous missions and defending the city against powerful monster-waves, Max must train and uncover the truth about his past.With new information on his lost sister’s whereabouts, the stakes to ascend the mysterious tower couldn’t be greater...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure audiobook book cyberpunk dungeons-dragons fiction -
-
Twig by Wildbow
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1921, and a little over a century has passed since a great mind unraveled the underpinnings of life itself. Every week, it seems, the papers announce great advances, solving the riddle of immortality, successfully reviving the dead, the cloning of living beings, or blending of two animals into one... -
Capital Murder by Dan Willis
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the FBI wants to sweep the murder of a US Senator under the rug, Alex Lockerby must navigate the halls of political power and corruption in order to catch a professional killer and uncover dark conspiracy that threatens the very foundations of government... -
Solstice Day Gifts by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAfter a year full of adventure, intrigue, and tragedy, Sicarius agrees to spend Solstice Day on a tropical island with Amaranthe, resting and relaxing far away from the chaos of the new republic. But there are a couple of problems. First off, the island is riddled with old wanted posters of Sicarius, along with countless people who would like to collect the bounty. Second..Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure anthologies assassins epic female-author fiction -
Dragon Denied by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThrown from the life she thought she knew, Zzara has to restart her existence with no mother, no father, as a dragon denied. Zzara was excited and happy on the day it all fell apart. Her father had married another dragon and the new lady of the house had no interest in his mistress living on her new property... -
Dragon Designed by Viola Grace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWorking out tension during some light espionage seems like the thing to do while pondering her future. Eltrinia has been progressing. She is the master of the on-loan gallery, she takes tours of all ages around, and she has been recruited for operative training at the capital. Learning combat tactics in sparring matches with Trin is bizarrely fun. It is like looking into a tinted mirror... -
The Tempest Sea by Robin D. Mahle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rescue mission turns into a fight against a force more powerful than they could have imagined.With the amulet still stuck around her neck, Addie must outwit her powerful captors who will do anything to get to the power held within the ancient artifact. If they find out she doesn’t know how to use it, she’s dead...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure book exploration family fiction historical -
Tested by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first in a series of novellas offering a deeper look at the world of the Baine Chronicles. Life as a shifter-mage hybrid has always been tough for Sunaya Baine. Ostracized from her clan and forced to hide her forbidden abilities, she's never fit in. So when she's offered a position at the Enforcers Guild, Solantha's crime-fighting organization, she jumps at the chance to prove her worth... -
Forsaken by Magic by Jasmine Walt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA novella exploring the origins of Fenris, one of the most beloved characters from the Baine Chronicles. Lord Polar ar’Tollis has everything he wants. Wealth, power, respect, beautiful women eager to marry him—there is very little the Chief Mage of Nebara lacks in his life. Except, perhaps, compassion...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure book fiction historical law-enforcement magic -
The Mapmakers Union by M.J. Fletcher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe Masters has a death wish, at least according to her friends. Still reeling from the loss of one of those closest to her she is living life on the edge. One by one she is pushing everyone away. Leaving her with the very person who betrayed her... Faith... -
Queen of Dragons by Olivia Ash
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the world burns, I must walk through the fire—and emerge a queen. I never wanted to rule. I never wanted to have men follow me. Die for me. But now, they do it anyway. The power in me—it’s growing. If I’m not careful, it will consume me. It will consume everything. And the gods want it back. They come to me in a vision... -
-
The Impossible Engineers by M.J. Fletcher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChloe Masters’s world changes in a heartbeat and all she did was touch a doorknob.James Nightshade has been on Chloe’s mind since the day she met him. Arrogant and frustrating, she thought she had put him behind her when she chose Michael Slade...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure book fiction friendship historical love-triangle -
Skeleton Key Guild by M.J. Fletcher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer parents dead, her sister missing, and those she loves branded traitors to the Old Kind... Chloe Masters is on the run.To fulfill a parent’s dying wish she will do anything to save the sister she has never met... -
Lastland by A.R. Ivanovich
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a devastating attack on the Northern capital, Prince Raserion has taken everything from Katelyn Kestrel . . . everything but her will to fight back and save the people of Haven.Out of the ashes of a burning city, Prince Varion, ruler of the Northern Kingdom, resurfaces, intent on ending the seven-hundred-year war once and for all. But he can’t succeed without Katelyn’s help... -
Curse of the Phoenix (The Arcane Irregulars Book 1) by Dan Willis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a trail of magical murders follow a stolen statue, Lieutenant Danny Pak and FBI Agent Buddy Redhorn have to get it back, before its dire curse falls on the city.New York Police Lieutenant Danny Pak has a problem. When one of his officers calls him out to an unusual crime scene, Danny realizes that it’s terrifyingly similar to something the department thought was dead and buried... -
Monarch by A.R. Ivanovich
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRune Thayer’s rebellion in Cape Hill has placed all of Breakwater in danger. Now, Katelyn Kestrel and her best friend Kyle must do something that no one in the Western Kingdom has ever attempted: travel North into enemy territory and request aid from none other than Prince Varion himself. Before they are able to depart, Katelyn is unwillingly brought face-to-face with Prince Raserion... -
WildSpark by Vashti Hardy, Cecelia Ramsdale
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA year after the death of her older brother, Prue Haywood's family is still shattered by grief. But everything changes when a stranger arrives at the farm. A new, incredible technology has been discovered in the city of Medlock, where a secretive guild of inventors have developed a way to capture spirits of the dead in animal-like machines, bringing them back to life...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure audiobook book children children-books fiction -
Paperglass by A.R. Ivanovich
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSurviving a narrow brush with death convinced Katelyn Kestrel that she must never return to the war-torn Outside World. Safe again within the sanctuary of Haven Valley, she has forced herself to forget Rune Thayer, the young Dragoon soldier who had sacrificed everything to save her... -
Ice Cracker II: And Other Stories by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe's wanted for crimes against the throne. He's the empire’s most notorious assassin. With bounties on their heads, they’re not likely candidates for heroics, but they're on a quest for redemption. Unfortunately, they'll have to pursue and conquer great threats to earn the emperor's recognition.Three short fantasy stories set in the author's "Emperor's Edge" universe...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure anthologies assassins epic fiction historical -
Shadows Over Innocence by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNote: Despite chronology, it is recommended that The Emperor's Edge (book 1) be read first. This short story contains a spoiler for book 1.Sicarius, the emperor’s personal assassin, returns from a successful mission only to discover that the enemy is retaliating by sending an assassin of their own. The target? Five-year-old Prince Sespian...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure anthologies assassins epic female-author fiction -
The Iron Dragon's Mother by Michael Swanwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael Swanwick returns to his gritty, post-industrial faerie with the standalone adventure fantasy The Iron Dragon's Mother.Caitlin of House Sans Merci is the young half-human pilot of a sentient mechanical dragon. Returning from her first soul-stealing raid, she discovers an unwanted hitchhiker... -
-
My Ninja Girl by Gideon Caldwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKiller nuns. With gatling guns.Micah Regent is a pre-med student in Neo-Hokkaido, just hoping his snarky grandmother's prayer can help him pass an exam.When two sexy ninja girl statues come to life before his very eyes and start fighting each other, his life will never be the same...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure audiobook book coming-of-age cyberpunk fiction -
The Dragon Machine by Ben S. Dobson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA missing girl leads the Magebreakers into a deadly race, with her life as the prize. Thaless is still reeling from the actions of the assassin known as the Emperor’s Mask, and in the aftermath, believers in magical superiority have been greatly emboldened...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure adult audiobook book fiction heroic-fantasy -
Vankara by S.J. West
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVankara, an island nation founded by runaway mages, finds itself besieged by a series of mysterious plagues which decimate half the world’s population. When the Queen of Vankara falls ill from one of the plagues, she calls upon the talents of Sarah Harker... -
Hold The Dark by Frank Tuttle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDemons in a feeding frenzy drive the world-weary Markhat to the brink… A Markhat story. Quiet, hard-working seamstresses aren’t the kind that normally go missing, even in a tough town like Rannit. Martha Hoobin’s disappearance, though, quickly draws Markhat into a deadly struggle between a halfdead blood cult and the infamous sorcerer known only as the Corpsemaster... -
Firebrand by A.J. Hartley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce a steeplejack, Anglet Sutonga is used to scaling the heights of Bar-Selehm. Nowadays she assists politician Josiah Willinghouse behind the scenes of Parliament. When government plans for a secret weapon are stolen, their investigation leads right to the doorsteps of the city’s superexclusive social club, Elitus...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure audiobook book fiction historical historical-fiction -
The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been three months since mild-mannered Christopher Buckley began working with Olivia Faraday, the eccentric Deathsniffer. They’ve hunted killers, solved murders, and learned to work together. But their greatest challenges are yet to come…As a brutal heat wave wracks an increasingly unstable Darrington City, someone is killing young priests. Worse, they are using bound elementals to do it...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure adult alternate-history alternate-universe book crime -
Time of Trial by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the fourth book of this utterly addictive series, magical genius Aubrey Fitzwilliam is heading deep into the heart of enemy territoryluckily, with his friends by his side It may look like a simple wire device, but the Beccaria Cage could be the cure for Aubrey's condition: a way to reunite his body and soul. But can Aubrey solve its mysteries while Dr... -
Heart of Gold by Michael Pryor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt a loss after finishing their end-of-year exams, Aubrey and George travel to the Gallian capital, Lutetia, where it so happens that the lovely Caroline is studying natural history...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure book children-books fiction historical historical-fiction -
The Case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Chicago, 1929. There are a thousand stories in the naked city; and when you're a dwarf at four-foot-one, they all look that much taller." It is The Era of Prohibition, where crime runs rampant in the streets and a city divided into territories serves as the ultimate prize. Somewhere in this Underworld of Chicago, an enchanted weapon holds the key to ending The Gangland Wars... -
The Remnant by Charlie Fletcher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe concluding novel in a wildly original and hugely entertaining fantasy series from HBO scriptwriter Charlie Fletcher, for a generation that has grown up with Harry Potter and Neil Gaiman."Exciting, exhilaring, scary and moving in equal measure, The Oversight is a teeming world of dark deeds and dark magics, brilliantly realized." - M. R...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk audiobook book fiction gothic historical historical-fiction -
-
Isolate by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsL. E. Modesitt, Jr., bestselling author of The Mongrel Mage, has a brand new gaslamp political fantasy Isolate.Industrialization. Social unrest. Underground movements. Government corruption and surveillance.Something is about to give.Steffan Dekkard is an isolate, one of the small percentage of people who are immune to the projections of empaths... -
Into the Storm by Larry Correia
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA knight of Cygnar follows a strict moral code. His integrity is beyond reproach. He holds himself to the highest standards whether dealing with friend or foe. And he values honor above all.The year is 606 AR, and Cygnar has been sorely pressed by its enemies both at home and abroad. In Caspia, the conflict with the Protectorate is about to erupt into full war with the looming invasion of Sul... -
The Imposter's Inheritance by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA sordid scandal rocks the Glass household and threatens to ruin Matt's family unless he can suppress it. But after word gets out, and a rare magical coronet is stolen, he and India find themselves scrambling to recover the heirloom and suppress the gossip before reputations are ruined... -
Shriek: An Afterword by Jeff VanderMeer
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Borne and Annihilation comes the paperback reissue of his cult classic Shriek: An Afterword... -
Freefall by Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDEEPER sent Will and Chester into FREEFALL-- tumbling through the subterranean Pore with the evil Rebecca twins in hot pursuit, both toting phials of the lethal Dominion virus. When, where, will they ever land?! Just when the drop seems infinite, the boys hit bottom, and find themselves in a realm of near-zero gravity atop a giant spongy fungus stuffed with artifacts from some lost golden age...Categorized as:
industrial-era steampunk action-adventure archaeology audiobook book children children-books -
Agla. Aurora by Radek Rak
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSofja, zesłana na Daleką Północ, pozna prawdę o dramatycznych losach ekspedycji naukowej swojego ojca. W rzeczywistości, w której liczy się po prostu przetrwanie, Sofja musi zachować w sobie iskrę człowieczeństwa. Przede wszystkim będzie musiała zmierzyć się z pragnieniami swego serca. Tymian zaś za wszelką cenę chce udowodnić, że nie jest tchórzem, ze wszystkimi tego konsekwencjami...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.