If the way Kell stepped between Red, White, and Gray London — coat flaring, whispering “As Travars” — thrilled you, you’ll love how Neverwhere drops Richard Mayhew into London Below, a secret city of markets on moving trains and earls who hold court on the Underground. That same mix of alleyway grit and wonder you felt when Lila Bard pickpocketed her way into a world of Antari blood magic is here in spades, with the dangerous charm of the Marquis de Carabas and knife-edge encounters that echo Kell’s perilous runs past the Dane twins’ White London.

Miss Lila Bard lifting Kell’s forbidden black stone and bluffing her way through Red London’s hazards? The Gentleman Bastards work that same grey-ethics magic. In The Lies of Locke Lamora, a crew of con artists targets Camorr’s richest under the noses of brutal powers, pulling off audacious plays with the same swagger and improvisation Lila uses when she knives first and thinks later. If you loved the morally tangled choices that put Kell and Holland at odds, Locke’s clever gambits and the costs of crossing real monsters will hit the spot.

Remember how every confrontation with the black stone spiraled into a sprint — tavern brawls, rooftop escapes, last-second spells — with Kell and Lila making it up as they went? Six of Crows runs at that tempo from page one. Kaz Brekker’s crew plans a heist that unravels in glorious, twisty fashion, demanding the same quick thinking that got Lila from Gray London gutters to Red London ship decks. If you craved the constant reversals and knife-fights that punctuated Kell’s clashes with Holland and the Dane twins, this will keep your pulse up.

If Black London’s devouring relic and Holland’s bloody compulsion drew you in, The Unspoken Name sinks its teeth in deeper. Sorcerer Belthandros Sethennai and god-haunted realms bring the same menace you felt when the black stone warped everything it touched, and confrontations crackle with the lethal energy of Kell’s Antari duels. Like Kell’s struggle against forces willing to burn worlds for power, this tale stares down the cost of wielding world-breaking magic — and what it takes to walk away from it.

If the way Kell (careful, cultivated, duty-bound) and Lila (reckless, hungry, knife-ready) grew into a formidable duo hooked you, City of Stairs offers that same chemistry. Diplomat-spy Shara Komayd and her taciturn enforcer Sigrud clash and click as they navigate a city haunted by divine remnants — much like Kell and Lila’s barbed banter turning to trust while facing the Dane twins’ White London. You’ll get sharp wit, escalating stakes, and a bond forged in vicious fights and impossible choices.