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Books like Prosper's Demon
A delightfully cynical plunge into the grimy business of exorcism, led by a narrator who might just be worse than the demons he hunts. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Prosper's Demon.
- grimy
- bleak
- claustrophobic
- darkly amusing
- 01
Hammers on Bone
Cassandra Khaw
A gritty, dread-soaked supernatural noir where a monstrous private eye hunts an even darker evil lurking in the shape of an abusive stepfather.
- 02
The armored saint
Myke Cole
A brutal, bloody spark of rebellion ignited in a world suffocated by religious terror and demonic threat.
- 03
The desert spear
Peter V. Brett
A brutal, sand-swept epic of holy war and survival where the line between savior and tyrant is written in blood.
- 04
The Blade Itself
Joe Abercrombie
A delightfully cynical plunge into a muddy, blood-soaked world where the heroes are just villains with better PR.
- 05
The Devil You Know
Mike Carey
A gritty, sarcastic descent into a haunted London where the ghosts are dangerous but the living are worse.
- 06
Practical Demonkeeping
Christopher Moore · 1992
A chaotic, laugh-out-loud romp through a quirky coastal town besieged by a very hungry, very inconvenient monster.
- 07
The Wheel of Osheim
Mark Lawrence
A darkly hilarious, apocalyptic thrill ride where a self-serving coward is dragged kicking and screaming into saving the world.
- 08
The Necromancer's House
Christopher Buehlman
An emotionally resonant occult fantasy where fierce loyalty and the enduring love for a pet anchor a battle against dark magic.
- 09
Promise Of Blood
Brian McClellan
A gritty, gunpowder-scented plunge into the bloody aftermath of a revolution where magic and muskets collide.
- 10
Between Two Fires
Christopher Buehlman
A brutal, plague-ravaged pilgrimage through a literal and figurative hell, where cosmic horror meets the desperate search for redemption.
- 11
The death of the necromancer
Martha Wells · 1998
A shadowy, gaslamp-lit romp where a gentleman thief's quest for vengeance collides with ancient, creeping horrors.
- 12
The Steel Remains
Richard K. Morgan
A brutal, unapologetic plunge into a decaying world where the only thing sharper than the protagonist's cynicism is his sword.
