27 Books like Lamb

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Color of Magic 92%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

by José Saramago • 1999

Jesus inherited his father's guilt. What he learns from God will cost him more than his life.

4.32

39k+

📜 Biblical Retelling ⛪ Theological Fiction ✝️ Troubled Messiah

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Summary

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ 92%

Jesus inherited his father's guilt. What he learns from God will cost him more than his life.

by José Saramago 1999

4.32

39k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Retelling ⛪ Theological Fiction ✝️ Troubled Messiah

Through the Eyes of a Shepherd

by Kenneth Winter • 2019

He saw angels, survived massacre, turned rebel. The child in the manger called him back.

4.66

184

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🏛️ First-Century Judea 💔 Trauma To Faith

Through the Eyes of a Shepherd 90%

He saw angels, survived massacre, turned rebel. The child in the manger called him back.

by Kenneth Winter 2019

4.66

184 ratings

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🏛️ First-Century Judea 💔 Trauma To Faith

The Last Temptation of Christ

by Nikos Kazantzakis • 1955

On the cross, a carpenter dreams of a normal life, final test of his divine calling.

4.19

16k+

✝️ Christ Retelling 🫀 Human Jesus ⚔️ Spirit Vs Flesh

The Last Temptation of Christ 90%

On the cross, a carpenter dreams of a normal life, final test of his divine calling.

by Nikos Kazantzakis 1955

4.19

16k+ ratings

✝️ Christ Retelling 🫀 Human Jesus ⚔️ Spirit Vs Flesh

The Bronze Bow

by Elizabeth George Speare • 1961

Orphaned by Rome, a Galilean rebel swears vengeance. A carpenter tells him to forgive instead.

4.02

28k+

📖 Biblical Historical Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Humanizing The Enemy

The Bronze Bow 90%

Orphaned by Rome, a Galilean rebel swears vengeance. A carpenter tells him to forgive instead.

by Elizabeth George Speare 1961

4.02

28k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Historical Fiction 🫂 Found Family 🤝 Humanizing The Enemy

A Carpenter Called Joseph

by Kenneth Winter • 2021

A widowed carpenter marries his pregnant betrothed after an angel reveals the child is the Messiah.

4.48

137

📖 Biblical Retelling ✝️ Devotional Fiction 🏛️ First Century Judea

A Carpenter Called Joseph 89%

A widowed carpenter marries his pregnant betrothed after an angel reveals the child is the Messiah.

by Kenneth Winter 2021

4.48

137 ratings

📖 Biblical Retelling ✝️ Devotional Fiction 🏛️ First Century Judea

Through the Eyes of a Spy

by Kenneth Winter • 2020

Out of twelve spies, one man's faith defies the giants who terrify his people.

4.79

✝️ Biblical Retelling 🏛️ Ancient Near East 👴👶 Generational Saga

Through the Eyes of a Spy 89%

Out of twelve spies, one man's faith defies the giants who terrify his people.

by Kenneth Winter 2020

4.79

72 ratings

✝️ Biblical Retelling 🏛️ Ancient Near East 👴👶 Generational Saga

The Book of Longings

by Sue Monk Kidd • 2020

In ancient Galilee, a scribe's daughter with a forbidden voice marries a radical carpenter, Jesus.

4.23

145k+

📜 Biblical Reimagining 🏺 Ancient World Feminism ✍️ Woman As Writer

The Book of Longings 89%

In ancient Galilee, a scribe's daughter with a forbidden voice marries a radical carpenter, Jesus.

by Sue Monk Kidd 2020

4.23

145k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Reimagining 🏺 Ancient World Feminism ✍️ Woman As Writer

Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye

by Len Bailey • 2013

A time-bending contraption sends Holmes and Watson into the Bible to solve its deepest mysteries.

3.59

253

🕵️ Holmesian Pastiche 📜 Biblical Mystery ⏳ Time Travel Investigation

Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye Summary

Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye 89%

A time-bending contraption sends Holmes and Watson into the Bible to solve its deepest mysteries.

by Len Bailey 2013

3.59

253 ratings

🕵️ Holmesian Pastiche 📜 Biblical Mystery ⏳ Time Travel Investigation

The Ring of Solomon

by Jonathan Stroud • 2010

A queen's guard must kill a king. Her only ally: a sarcastic djinn she commands.

4.21

32k+

📜 Historical Fantasy 🏺 Mythological Fantasy 🧞 Enslaved Djinn

The Ring of Solomon 89%

A queen's guard must kill a king. Her only ally: a sarcastic djinn she commands.

by Jonathan Stroud 2010

4.21

32k+ ratings

📜 Historical Fantasy 🏺 Mythological Fantasy 🧞 Enslaved Djinn

The Book of God

by Walter Wangerin Jr. • 1996

The Bible as a sweeping novel of human failure and a God who won't let go.

4.16

2k+

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🌳 Generational Saga 🏜️ Ancient Israel

The Book of God 89%

The Bible as a sweeping novel of human failure and a God who won't let go.

by Walter Wangerin Jr. 1996

4.16

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Biblical Retelling 🌳 Generational Saga 🏜️ Ancient Israel

The Malevolent Seven

by Sebastien de Castell • 2023

A cynical war mage and his crew of misfits take a mercenary job with apocalyptic stakes.

4.01

7k+

🗡️ Mercenary Mages 🖤 Darkly Comic 😈 Demonic Bargains

The Malevolent Seven 88%

A cynical war mage and his crew of misfits take a mercenary job with apocalyptic stakes.

by Sebastien de Castell 2023

4.01

7k+ ratings

🗡️ Mercenary Mages 🖤 Darkly Comic 😈 Demonic Bargains

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect

by Natsume Akatsuki • 2016

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

4.16

799

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family

Axis Church vs. Eris Sect 88%

When an adventurer learns his thief friend is a goddess, two cults declare a festival war.

by Natsume Akatsuki 2016

4.16

799 ratings

🌀 Isekai Comedy ⛪ Religious Satire 🏠 Found Family

Pilgrims

by Matthew Kneale • 2020

A dozen pilgrims trek to Rome in 1289, each hiding a sin no shrine can cure.

3.80

911

🚶 Pilgrimage Narrative 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity

Pilgrims 88%

A dozen pilgrims trek to Rome in 1289, each hiding a sin no shrine can cure.

by Matthew Kneale 2020

3.80

911 ratings

🚶 Pilgrimage Narrative 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad

by Cassandra Dee • 2017

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

3.34

977

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction

Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad 88%

Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.

by Cassandra Dee 2017

3.34

977 ratings

🎭 Fantasy Parody 🪞 Meta Fantasy 🗺️ Quest Deconstruction

The Good Lord Bird

by James McBride • 2013

An enslaved boy mistaken for a girl joins John Brown's doomed holy war against slavery.

3.96

39k+

🎭 Historical Satire 🗺️ Picaresque 🎀 Gender Disguise

The Good Lord Bird 88%

An enslaved boy mistaken for a girl joins John Brown's doomed holy war against slavery.

by James McBride 2013

3.96

39k+ ratings

🎭 Historical Satire 🗺️ Picaresque 🎀 Gender Disguise

The Color of Magic

by Terry Pratchett • 1983

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

3.99

425k+

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

The Color of Magic 88%

An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.

by Terry Pratchett 1983

3.99

425k+ ratings

🃏 Comic Fantasy 😬 Reluctant Hero 📸 Fantasy Tourist

Enoch Primordial

by Brian Godawa • 2012

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

4.27

1k+

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga

Enoch Primordial 88%

When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.

by Brian Godawa 2012

4.27

1k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Fantasy 👼 Fallen Angels 👨‍👦 Generational Saga

Ink & Sigil

by Kevin Hearne • 2020

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

4.14

11k+

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist

Ink & Sigil 88%

After his seventh apprentice dies, a cursed Glasgow sigil agent uncovers a goddess trafficking Fae.

by Kevin Hearne 2020

4.14

11k+ ratings

☘️ Celtic Urban Fantasy 🖤 Fae Noir 😔 Cursed Protagonist

The Lost Hero

by Rick Riordan • 2010

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

4.29

951k+

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family

The Lost Hero 88%

An amnesiac demigod must free a captive goddess and unite rival demigod camps before giants rise.

by Rick Riordan 2010

4.29

951k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek And Roman Myths 🧠 Amnesia 🤝 Found Family

Glorious Exploits

by Ferdia Lennon • 2024

Ancient Sicily: two potters stage Medea with the enemy soldiers they've been feeding.

4.12

27k+

🏛️ Ancient Greece 🎭 Prison Theatre 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

Glorious Exploits 88%

Ancient Sicily: two potters stage Medea with the enemy soldiers they've been feeding.

by Ferdia Lennon 2024

4.12

27k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Greece 🎭 Prison Theatre 🤝 Unlikely Friendship

El hombre que calculaba

by Malba Tahan • 1938

A calculating prodigy arrives in medieval Baghdad and solves puzzles of camels, bread, and love.

4.10

7k+

🧮 Mathematical Fiction 🕌 Islamic Golden Age 🃏 Wise Fool

El hombre que calculaba 88%

A calculating prodigy arrives in medieval Baghdad and solves puzzles of camels, bread, and love.

by Malba Tahan 1938

4.10

7k+ ratings

🧮 Mathematical Fiction 🕌 Islamic Golden Age 🃏 Wise Fool

Equal Rites

by Terry Pratchett • 1987

A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.

4.07

202k+

🖤 Satirical Fantasy 🎓 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship

Equal Rites 88%

A wizard's staff chooses a baby girl. The magic school isn't ready for her.

by Terry Pratchett 1987

4.07

202k+ ratings

🖤 Satirical Fantasy 🎓 Magical University 🤝 Unlikely Mentorship

The Book of Mirdad

by Mikhail Naimy • 1948

When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.

4.30

3k+

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🕊️ Parable Collection ⛰️ Mountain Monastery

The Book of Mirdad 88%

When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.

by Mikhail Naimy 1948

4.30

3k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🕊️ Parable Collection ⛰️ Mountain Monastery

The Source

by James A. Michener • 1965

Dig into a single Galilee mound and uncover ten thousand years of faith, war, and human survival.

4.30

46k+

🏺 Archaeological Fiction 📍 One Place Across Time ⛪ Holy Land Epic

The Source 88%

Dig into a single Galilee mound and uncover ten thousand years of faith, war, and human survival.

by James A. Michener 1965

4.30

46k+ ratings

🏺 Archaeological Fiction 📍 One Place Across Time ⛪ Holy Land Epic

Going Postal

by Terry Pratchett • 2004

A conman dodges execution by reviving a haunted post office that killed its last four postmasters.

4.41

137k+

🔮 Comic Fantasy 🎭 Con Artist Protagonist 🌅 Redemption Arc

Going Postal 88%

A conman dodges execution by reviving a haunted post office that killed its last four postmasters.

by Terry Pratchett 2004

4.41

137k+ ratings

🔮 Comic Fantasy 🎭 Con Artist Protagonist 🌅 Redemption Arc

Good Omens

by Terry Pratchett • 1990

An angel and a demon, after millennia on Earth, would rather sabotage the apocalypse than win it.

4.25

829k+

🎭 Comedic Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor 💕 Found Family

Good Omens 88%

An angel and a demon, after millennia on Earth, would rather sabotage the apocalypse than win it.

by Terry Pratchett 1990

4.25

829k+ ratings

🎭 Comedic Fantasy 🇬🇧 British Humor 💕 Found Family

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