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The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
Magic is failing, prophecies are paperwork, and a teenage orphan suddenly inherits a job she never wanted: dragonslayer. With wit, wonder, and absurd bureaucracy, The Last Dragonslayer turns fantasy on its head for an adventure as clever as it is charming.
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... dry, absurd British humor that skewers prophecy, bureaucracy, and impending doom?
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
If you laughed at Jennifer juggling Kazam’s paperwork while a prophecy tries to railroad her into killing Maltcassion, you’ll love the arch, deadpan chaos of Good Omens. An angel and a demon misplace the Antichrist, bicker over procedure like Jennifer and the wizards debating Big Magic permits, and snark their way through red tape, fate, and farce. It’s that same quick-witted blend of silliness and smarts you enjoyed as King Snodd’s cronies monetize the Dragonlands.
... sharp satire of civic incompetence, privatized power, and a city run on loopholes?
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Loved how King Snodd’s ministers turn a dragon prophecy into a land-grab scheme while Kazam scrambles to stay solvent? In Guards! Guards! the guilds of Ankh-Morpork and a shadowy society try to install a dragon as a political tool, and the hapless City Watch must untangle the mess. Like Jennifer navigating edicts and exploitation around the Dragonlands, Vimes and company lampoon rigged institutions with brilliantly barbed humor.
... a young leader’s compassionate choices when power, law, and lives collide?
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
If Jennifer’s refusal to be a mere cog—choosing what’s right for Maltcassion and the Dragonlands despite pressure from King Snodd—hit you hard, The Goblin Emperor will, too. Thrust onto the throne, Maia faces courtiers as slippery as the investors circling the Dragonlands and must wield authority ethically, balancing mercy with duty. It’s that same heartbeat of principled leadership amid schemers you admired in Jennifer’s stand.
... a propulsive mission through secret British bureaucracy managing the supernatural?
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
If you tore through Jennifer’s race to interpret visions, manage Kazam’s eccentric practitioners, and face the last dragon on deadline, The Rook delivers that same forward drive. Myfanwy Thomas wakes amid a conspiracy in the Checquy—Britain’s covert, paperwork-heavy magical agency—and must solve who betrayed her while stopping monstrous threats. Think Kazam with higher stakes, thicker dossiers, and missions that won’t wait.
... a prickly, indispensable non-human companion who’s as dangerous as he is loyal?
Sabriel by Garth Nix
If the Quarkbeast’s growling devotion stole your heart while Jennifer navigated prophecies and Big Magic, Sabriel offers Mogget—a sardonic, unsettling cat-shaped entity whose help can turn on a knife-edge. As Sabriel crosses into the Old Kingdom to confront a looming fate, Mogget is as essential (and unnerving) as the Quarkbeast at Jennifer’s side: witty, mysterious, and vital in every tight spot.
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