Books Like The Night Circus

If you finished The Night Circus and want more of the same, start here. Two young magicians are bound in a duel neither of them chose, staged across a magical circus that only opens at night.

What tends to stick with readers is its escapist, mysterious and romantic feel. Reads like wandering through an impossibly beautiful dream. Below are 7 books that carry that feeling in different ways, matched on shared mood, themes and reading experience. The Night Circus is a long, slow-paced read (reading level: easy to follow), so we've noted where each pick is quicker, slower or heavier.

The book you loved

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

7 books you might enjoy

1.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
TJ Klune
If it was the escapist side of The Night Circus you loved, The House in the Cerulean Sea delivers it too. It runs a bit longer than The Night Circus.
Medium · Easy pace · Beginner-friendly
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2.
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
Like The Night Circus, Piranesi is mysterious. Both carry the #atmospheric tag. It runs a bit longer than The Night Circus.
Medium · Slow pace · Easy to follow
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3.
Circe
Madeline Miller
Circe shares The Night Circus' escapist appeal. It runs a bit longer than The Night Circus.
Medium · Easy pace · Easy to follow
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4.
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
If it was the mysterious side of The Night Circus you loved, American Gods delivers it too. Both carry the #atmospheric tag. It's a more demanding read than The Night Circus.
Long · Slow pace · Moderate
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5.
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
Like The Night Circus, Kafka on the Shore is mysterious. Both carry the #atmospheric tag. It's a more demanding read than The Night Circus.
Long · Slow pace · Challenging
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6.
A Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones shares The Night Circus' escapist and mysterious appeal. It's a more demanding read than The Night Circus.
Long · Can't put it down pace · Moderate
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7.
The Name of the Wind
Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind shares The Night Circus' escapist appeal.
Long · Slow pace · Easy to follow
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