If Flagg’s quiet puppeteering of Delain—framing Peter for King Roland’s murder and steering Thomas from the shadows—hooked you, you’ll love how courtly scheming drives The Curse of Chalion. Cazaril returns to serve the roya’s sister and finds the throne bound by a malignant curse that echoes Flagg’s rot-from-within. Like Peter’s allies Anders Peyna and Ben Staad working the angles outside the Needle, Cazaril must outthink power-hungry rivals and unravel an occult snare before it dooms the dynasty.

If Peter’s painstaking rope of napkins, his patience in the Needle, and his calculated bid to clear his name thrilled you, The Count of Monte Cristo delivers that same clockwork satisfaction. Edmond Dantès, wrongfully condemned like Peter, engineers an audacious escape and then orchestrates a grand design to expose the men who destroyed his life—much as Peter returns to Delain to reveal Flagg’s plot and reclaim the throne.

If you enjoyed watching Peter mature from a framed prince into a resourceful claimant—thinking his way out of the Needle and rallying allies—The Thief offers a kindred arc. Gen starts in chains, but on a perilous quest he grows sharper and braver, pulling off clever turns that recall Peter’s hidden planning and Ben Staad’s loyal assistance. The reveals land with the same satisfied click as when Thomas finally faces what he saw through the dragon’s eye.

If the tale-teller’s omniscient voice in The Eyes of the Dragon—the genial narrator who knows what Peter, Thomas, and even Flagg are thinking—charmed you, Stardust captures that same story-at-the-fireside magic. It follows Tristran Thorn across a faerie realm with a narrator who glides between characters and fate, evoking the classic, whimsical cadence that made Delain feel like an age-old legend recounted just for you.

If Flagg’s sorcery—poisons, whispers, and a kingdom quietly sickening—gave you chills, Uprooted amplifies that dread. Agnieszka trains under the wizard called the Dragon while a malevolent Wood seeps corruption into villages and courts, much like Flagg’s influence warps Delain from behind the throne. As in Peter’s struggle to purge Flagg’s blight, the heart of this story is confronting magic that stains everything it touches.