17 must-read fantasy books like The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1) by Tom Holt

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The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

By: Tom Holt

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Starting a new job is always stressful, but when Paul Carpenter arrives at the office of J.W. Wells…

"Mr Tanner frowned at him, as though he was a spelling mistake."

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

"Being a really evil bastard isn’t just a job, it’s a vocation!"

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

"Mr Tanner frowned at him, as though he was a spelling mistake."

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

"Being a really evil bastard isn’t just a job, it’s a vocation!"

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1) by Tom Holt , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. The Devil You Know

By: K.J. Parker

3.93

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

also appears in the collection The Father of Lies The greatest philosopher of all time is offeri… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's The Devil You Know book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1) by K.J. Parker

2. Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)

By: K.J. Parker

3.73

Format: 720 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When an engineer is sentenced to death for a petty transgression of guild law, he flees the city, l… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Be specially polite to people who annoy you. True feelings are for true friends."

-K.J. Parker, Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)

"Bir şeyi yapmanın en çabuk, en kolay ve en ucuz yolu ilk seferinde düzgün yapmaktır."

-K.J. Parker, Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)

"Secretly, deep down, everybody on Earth believes they can write poetry, apart from the members of the Poets' Guild, who know they can't."

-K.J. Parker, Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)

3. A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1)

By: Caimh McDonnell

3.28

Format: 5 pages,

The First time somebody tried to kill him was an accident. The second time was deliberate. Now Paul… read more

Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's A Man With One of Those Faces (The Dublin Trilogy Book 1) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

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4. The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

By: Tom Holt

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Starting a new job is always stressful, but when Paul Carpenter arrives at the office of J.W. Wells… read more

Similar categories in Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • romance
  • urban fantasy
  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • comedy
  • science fiction
"Being a really evil bastard isn’t just a job, it’s a vocation!"

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

"Mr Tanner frowned at him, as though he was a spelling mistake."

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

"It was one of those moments when the moral high ground opens and swallows you up."

-Tom Holt, The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

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5. Starter Villain

By: John Scalzi

4.16

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Inheriting your uncle's supervillain business is more complicated than you might think. Particularl… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Starter Villain book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • comedy
"So we’re like Spotify, but for evil."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Wait, is there a plot to take over the world with a giant laser?"

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"DOGS ARE THE WORST. THEY’LL SELL YOU OUT FOR A TREAT AND A HEAD PAT."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

"Dogs are the worst. They'll sell you out for a treat and a head pat."

-John Scalzi, Starter Villain

Cover of Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5) by Ben Aaronovitch

6. Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

3.99

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

When retired FBI Agent Patrick Henderson calls in an ‘X-Ray Sierra India’ incident, the operator do… read more

Similar categories in Ben Aaronovitch's Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"My decision to apply to be a special agent crept up on me some time between the case of the spontaneously exploding tractor and the cows that ate Paris, Arkansas."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Winter's Gifts (Rivers of London, #9.5)

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7. Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder (Corax Trilogy #3)

By: K.J. Parker

4.33

Format: 12 pages, Audiobook

From one of the most original voices in fantasy comes a heart-warming tale of peace, love, and batt… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder (Corax Trilogy #3) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
"I always come back to Saloninus's definition of a sword - a piece of metal with a slave on both ends."

-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Gets Away with Murder (Corax Trilogy #3)

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8. Saevus Corax Captures the Castle (Corax Trilogy #2)

By: K.J. Parker

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It's important to look after your crew when you're in the battlefield salvage business. It's stress… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's Saevus Corax Captures the Castle (Corax Trilogy #2) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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9. Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)

By: K.J. Parker

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

There’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The men of Sirupat weren't fighters because they didn't want to be, and in my book there's no higher praise than that--and that's the main reason, when you come to think of it, why women are so infin…"

-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)

"Where you always go wrong is trying to persuade people with facts and arguments. It's why you can only write comedy. What gets people going is stuff that doesn't mean shit but sounds great. Blood, to…"

-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)

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10. Other Plans (McGarry Stateside Book #4)

By: Caimh McDonnell

4.51

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. How much trouble can you possibly get… read more

Similar categories in Caimh McDonnell's Other Plans (McGarry Stateside Book #4) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • mystery
  • humor
  • comedy
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11. Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

By: Jasper Fforde

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Grey—in an exclusive edition… read more

Similar categories in Jasper Fforde's Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
"Choice," went the Word of Munsell, "leads only to dithering and unhealthy speculation over alternative outcomes. The choice to have no choice is the best choice of all."

-Jasper Fforde, Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

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12. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Service Model book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) by Django Wexler

13. How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1)

By: Django Wexler

3.77

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Groundhog Day meets Guardians of the Galaxy in Django Wexler’s laugh-out-loud fantasy tale about a … read more

Similar categories in Django Wexler's How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi, #1) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • humor
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • comedy
Cover of Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4) by C.K. McDonnell

14. Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.48

Format: 528 pages, Kindle Edition

Some comebacks can be murder . . . Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • humor
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3) by C.K. McDonnell

15. Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3)

By: C.K. McDonnell

4.39

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Love can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one o… read more

Similar categories in C.K. McDonnell's Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • humor
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"It flicked through all the channels until it found a repeat of the 1990s show in which people in swimwear saved other people from drowning by running in slow motion towards them"

-C.K. McDonnell, Love Will Tear Us Apart (Stranger Times, #3)

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16. The Bone Harp

By: Victoria Goddard

4.49

Format: 280 pages, ebook

Thrice-cursed bard and warrior-elf Tamsin wakes up in Elfland after what might or might not have be… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Goddard's The Bone Harp book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of And Now For Something Completely Different (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #9.7) by Jodi Taylor

17. And Now For Something Completely Different (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #9.7)

By: Jodi Taylor

4.34

Format: 73 pages, Kindle Edition

Here's a question for you. What's the most exciting thing ever found in a fire bucket? And don't sa… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Taylor's And Now For Something Completely Different (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #9.7) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction
  • humor
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Thanks to you I’ve involuntarily increased the radiation protection of my biosuit quite substantially."

-Jodi Taylor, And Now For Something Completely Different (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #9.7)

Cover of The Ward Witch (Unholy Island #1) by Sarah Painter

18. The Ward Witch (Unholy Island #1)

By: Sarah Painter

4.18

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Mysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island. Esme Gray runs the guest… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Painter's The Ward Witch (Unholy Island #1) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
Cover of Georgian Pineapple Shuffle (Time Jumper Book 2) by Heide Goody

19. Georgian Pineapple Shuffle (Time Jumper Book 2)

By: Heide Goody

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Leap into the time-bending adventure series that brings history to life with humour, adventure and … read more

Similar categories in Heide Goody's Georgian Pineapple Shuffle (Time Jumper Book 2) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

Cover of Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold

20. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Norman Quizquest (Time Jumper Book 4) by Heide Goody

21. The Norman Quizquest (Time Jumper Book 4)

By: Heide Goody

4.45

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

The time-bending comedy series that brings history to life with humour, adventure and heart.Maddie,… read more

Similar categories in Heide Goody's The Norman Quizquest (Time Jumper Book 4) book and Tom Holt's The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

16 Best fiction books like The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1) by Tom Holt

Transform Your Habits

The Devil You Know

K.J. Parker

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Devices and Desires (Engineer Trilogy, #1)

K.J. Parker

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Portable Door (J. W. Wells & Co., #1)

Tom Holt

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Starter Villain

John Scalzi

4.16

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8 best-selling audiobook books like Other Plans (McGarry Stateside Book #4) by Caimh McDonnell

Transform Your Habits

Other Plans (McGarry Stateside Book #4)

Caimh McDonnell

4.51

Transform Your Habits

This Charming Man (Stranger Times, #2)

C.K. McDonnell

4.36

Transform Your Habits

Relight My Fire (Stranger Times, #4)

C.K. McDonnell

4.48

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The Stranger Times (Stranger Times, #1)

C.K. McDonnell

4.18

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