Books like Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold

In The Name of the Wind, a young orphan named Kvothe tells the tale of his rise from street player to legendary wizard, recounting adventures, love, and loss in a richly imagined world.

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In the unforgettable Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians, Celia and Marco, are locked in a nocturnal duel of wonder and will—an impossible game where love and magic collide on a stage of breathtaking spectacle.

A disfigured former page, Cazaril, now secretariat to a strong‑willed princess, faces court intrigue, a looming curse, and forbidden magic while trying to protect the royal heir in the world of the Five Gods.

Ista dy Baocia, dowager of Chalion, must confront the dark secret that destroyed her kingdom and protect it from a new threat, guided by gods, allies, and her own haunted past.

A twenty‑two‑year‑old orphan named Haskell Maloney uncovers that the war hero she thought was her father was not, and races to learn her true identity while facing a deadly threat in Chicago’s Oriental Institute.

Old Ms. McMartin is definitely dead. Now her crumbling Victorian mansion lies vacant. When eleven-year-old Olive and her dippy mathematician parents move in, she knows there's something odd about the place--not least the walls covered in strange antique paintings. But when Olive finds a pair of old spectacles in a dusty drawer, she discovers the most peculiar thing yet: She can travel inside these paintings to a world that's strangely quiet . . . and eerily like her own. Yet Elsewhere harbors dark secrets--and Morton, an undersized boy with an outsize temper. As she and Morton form an uneasy alliance, Olive finds herself ensnared in a plan darker and more dangerous than she could have imagined, confronting a power that wants to be rid of her by any means necessary. It's up to Olive to save the house from the dark shadows, before the lights go out for good.

He had the eyes of a predator Even if drama critic Max Anderson hadn't wrecked Vanessa's promising acting career, she would have loathed the man on principle alone! His inviting if slightly world-weary smile and outrageous charm had made him one of Britain's foremost celebrities--and its most publicized womanizer! Now fate had given Vanessa an unexpected opportunity to have her revenge--for by letting Max fall hopelessly in love with her and then rejecting him, she'd be able to settle the score, for all women ... and for herself

A collection of 26 short stories inspired by Ray Bradbury’s legendary work.