26 must-read fantasy books like Heartless by H.G. Parry

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Heartless

By: H.G. Parry

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

At the age of seven, in a London workhouse, newly-orphaned James meets ten-year-old Peter. Mysterio…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Heartless by H.G. Parry , here is a list of 26 books like this:

Cover of I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle

1. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

By: Peter S. Beagle

3.78

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."

-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons

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2. Peter Cabot Gets Lost (The Cabots, #2)

By: Cat Sebastian

4.38

Format: 217 pages, ebook

Summer 1960: After years of scraping by, Caleb Murphy has graduated from college and is finally … read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's Peter Cabot Gets Lost (The Cabots, #2) book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
"If you make me cry at a pizza parlor in Oklahoma, I swear to God I will hitchhike the rest of the way."

-Cat Sebastian, Peter Cabot Gets Lost (The Cabots, #2)

"Caleb was being wilfully obtuse. Caleb hated when people were willfully obtuse. There were enough tragically stupid people in the world without having anyone indulge in recreational stupidity."

-Cat Sebastian, Peter Cabot Gets Lost (The Cabots, #2)

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3. A Theory of Haunting

By: Sarah Monette

3.95

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

Kyle Murchison Booth, archivist at the Parrington Museum, has heard of Thirdhop Scarp. Everyone has… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Monette's A Theory of Haunting book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • novella
  • fantasy
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4. The Warm Hands of Ghosts

By: Katherine Arden

4.02

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

During the Great War, a combat nurse searches for her brother, believed dead in the trenches despit… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Arden's The Warm Hands of Ghosts book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • historical fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Winter said there's ghosts all around you. Faland snorted. When you swim in the ocean there's water all around you, but no one mentions it."

-Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts

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5. Lightfall: The Dark Times (Lightfall, #3)

By: Tim Probert

4.38

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The Lights have gone dark in Irpa. Danger lurks as the air grows colder and threats lie in the s… read more

Similar categories in Tim Probert's Lightfall: The Dark Times (Lightfall, #3) book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • fantasy
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6. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 7

By: James Tynion IV

4.28

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The final chapter of the Tribulation saga and the decisive showdown between Erica Slaughter and Cut… read more

Similar categories in James Tynion IV's Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 7 book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
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7. A Letter to the Luminous Deep

By: Sylvie Cathrall

3.69

Format: 432 pages, ebook

Dive into the curious correspondence of Sylvie Cathrall’s delightful debut novel, A Letter to the L… read more

Similar categories in Sylvie Cathrall's A Letter to the Luminous Deep book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
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8. とんがり帽子のアトリエ 11 [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier 11]

By: Kamome Shirahama

4.56

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

魔法使いの祝祭・銀夜祭。フィナーレを飾る銀夜行列では、魔法使いたちが出展した魔法を王と民衆たちの前で披露する。 ダグダとクスタスの救済が懸かった銀夜行列が間近に迫り、ココは焦りからスランプに陥って… read more

Similar categories in Kamome Shirahama's とんがり帽子のアトリエ 11 [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier 11] book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • fantasy
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9. The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

By: Zen Cho

3.63

Format: 176 pages, ebook

Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial … read more

Similar categories in Zen Cho's The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • novella
  • adult
  • fantasy
"Nobody talks about it. It’s not that kind of war."

-Zen Cho, The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

"You cannot stay rich in times like these without eating sin."

-Zen Cho, The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water

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10. The Briar Book of the Dead

By: A.G. Slatter

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Set in the same universe as the acclaimed All the Murmuring Bones and The Path of Thorns (one of Op… read more

Similar categories in A.G. Slatter's The Briar Book of the Dead book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
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11. Running Close to the Wind

By: Alexandra Rowland

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen th… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
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12. When Among Crows

By: Veronica Roth

3.73

Format: 166 pages, Hardcover

When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic folklore and asking if… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Roth's When Among Crows book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • novella
  • adult
  • fantasy
"I don't find it painful to be ordinary."

-Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

"He pinches one of the petals and breaks it away from the flower. It doesn't feel like it's as powerful as it is, but maybe that's just how powerful things are- like the zmory, like Baba Jaga herself,…"

-Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

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13. とんがり帽子のアトリエ 12 [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier 12]

By: Kamome Shirahama

4.52

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

銀夜行列でココの晴れ舞台が成功に終わった喜びも束の間、エズレストの街に突如巨大な怪物が出現。 島民たちが混乱の渦に陥る中、魔警団だけでなく島王や賢者までもが被害を食い止めるために奔走する。 一方… read more

Similar categories in Kamome Shirahama's とんがり帽子のアトリエ 12 [Tongari Bōshi no Atelier 12] book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • fantasy
Cover of Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1) by Maiga Doocy

14. Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1)

By: Maiga Doocy

4.41

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Desperate to undo the curse binding them to each other, an impulsive sorcerer and his curmudgeonly … read more

Similar categories in Maiga Doocy's Sorcery and Small Magics (The Wildersongs Trilogy, #1) book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
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15. After the Forest

By: Kell Woods

3.81

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more

Similar categories in Kell Woods's After the Forest book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"

-Kell Woods, After the Forest

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16. Buried Deep and Other Stories

By: Naomi Novik

4.11

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling collection of thirteen short stories that span the worlds of the New York Times bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Novik's Buried Deep and Other Stories book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
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17. Swordcrossed

By: Freya Marske

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“Clever, sparkling, and perfectly indulgent, Swordcrossed feels like stepping into a party already … read more

Similar categories in Freya Marske's Swordcrossed book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
  • fantasy
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18. A Sorceress Comes to Call

By: T. Kingfisher

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
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19. Time Out

By: Michael Marshall Smith

4.29

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

You wake up and the world is different. Not in the disaster movie sense, but much more painful and… read more

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20. Goddess of the River

By: Vaishnavi Patel

3.86

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A powerful reimagining of the story of Ganga, goddess of the river, and her doomed mortal son, from… read more

Similar categories in Vaishnavi Patel's Goddess of the River book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • historical fantasy
  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie

21. How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive

By: Craig DiLouie

3.43

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Bram Stoker Award‑nominated author Craig DiLouie comes a darkly humorous horror novel that see… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
Cover of Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

22. Masquerade

By: O.O. Sangoyomi

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale ex… read more

Similar categories in O.O. Sangoyomi's Masquerade book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • historical fantasy
  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
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23. The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands

By: Sarah Brooks

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Piranesi and The Midnight Library, a stunning historical fantasy novel set on a grand e… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Brooks's The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • historical fantasy
  • adult
  • fantasy
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24. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • adult
Cover of Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5) by Vivian Shaw

25. Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5)

By: Vivian Shaw

4.38

Format: 164 pages, Kindle Edition

A witty, charming standalone novella starring Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, who must get to … read more

Similar categories in Vivian Shaw's Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing, #3.5) book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • novella
  • fantasy
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26. After Oz

By: Gordon McAlpine

3.68

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Gripping and emotionally riveting, this whimsical tale is an empowering and timely retelling of The… read more

Similar categories in Gordon McAlpine's After Oz book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
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27. Guillotine

By: Delilah S. Dawson

4.02

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

The Menu meets Ready of Not in this dark tale of opulent luxury and shocking violence from the New … read more

Similar categories in Delilah S. Dawson's Guillotine book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • novella
  • adult
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28. The City in Glass

By: Nghi Vo

4.08

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this new standalone, Hugo Award-winning author Nghi Vo introduces a beguiling fantasy city in th… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The City in Glass book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • novella
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1) by Laura J. Mayo

29. How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1)

By: Laura J. Mayo

4.35

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

If a fairy godmother can get one sister into a marriage, getting another out of one should be easy…… read more

Similar categories in Laura J. Mayo's How to Summon a Fairy Godmother (Fairies and Familiars, #1) book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • retellings
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of Heartless by H.G. Parry

30. Heartless

By: H.G. Parry

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Hardcover

At the age of seven, in a London workhouse, newly-orphaned James meets ten-year-old Peter. Mysterio… read more

Similar categories in H.G. Parry's Heartless book and H.G. Parry's Heartless

  • historical fantasy
  • retellings
  • novella
  • adult
  • fantasy

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