Read-alikes and related books

Books like Stardust

Across Gaslamp, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy, and Literary — 24 books that belong on the same shelf as Stardust by Neil Gaiman.

Top related books to Stardust

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Stardust.

Juniper & Thorn A Novel

Ava Reid

Themes: Gaslamp • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Song Rising

Samantha Shannon

Themes: Gaslamp • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Curiouser and Curiouser Steampunk Alice in Wonderland

Melanie Karsak

Themes: Gaslamp • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

The Shadow in the Glass

J. J. A. Harwood

Themes: Gaslamp • Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy

Norse Mythology Volume 2 (Graphic Novel)

Neil Gaiman

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell A Novel

Susanna Clarke

Themes: Gaslamp • Fantasy • Literary

The Betrayal of Thomas True

A. J. West

Themes: Gaslamp • Fantasy • Literary

The Oracle of Maracoor A Novel

Gregory Maguire

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

A Fire Endless A Novel

Rebecca Ross

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#10

Plain Tales from the Hills

Rudyard Kipling

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#11

The History of Middle-Earth Box Set #2 The Lays of Beleriand / The Shaping of Middle-Earth / The Lost Road

Christopher Tolkien

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#12

House of Odysseus

Claire North

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#13

The Silmarillion

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#14

Once Upon a River

Diane Setterfield

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#15

Phantastes A Faerie Romance for Men and Women

George MacDonald

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#16

The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break A Novel

Steven Sherrill

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#17

Gods and Fighting Men by Lady I. A. Gregory, Fiction, Fantasy, Literary, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology

Lady I. A. Gregory

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#18

The Dream of the Red Chamber

Cao XueQin

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#19

The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Boxed Set The Hobbit / The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King

J. R. R. Tolkien

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#20

Chimera

John Barth

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#21

Herc A Queer Greek Mythology Retelling

Phoenicia Rogerson

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#22

Ithaca

Claire North

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#23

The Full Moon Coffee Shop

Mai Mochizuki

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

#24

Chlorine A Novel

Jade Song

Themes: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology • Fantasy • Literary

If Stardust by Neil Gaiman is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by Gaslamp, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fantasy and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Ava Reid, Samantha Shannon, Melanie Karsak, J. J. A. Harwood, and others.