If you loved how Tress turned a pirate ship into a community—befriending Fort, Salay, and even the Dougs, and solving problems with tea, patience, and practical courage—then you’ll sink right into Legends & Lattes. Viv, an orc barbarian, hangs up her sword to open a coffee shop, building a circle of friends (like Tandri and Thimble) through warmth and small acts of care. It has that same gentle momentum you felt as Tress charted the spore seas: low stakes at first, heart-forward challenges, and the joy of watching a ragtag crew become a home.

Missing Hoid’s cheeky asides and the playful, fairy-tale sparkle in Tress’s mission to rescue Charlie from the Sorceress? The Wee Free Men delivers that same grin-inducing cleverness. Tiffany Aching, armed with a frying pan and common sense, teams up with the rowdy Nac Mac Feegle to cross into Faerie and snatch back what’s been stolen. Like Tress outwitting spores and pirates, Tiffany triumphs with brainy pragmatism, deadpan humor, and the kind of narratorly wink that makes the adventure feel like a story told by an old friend.

If the spore-lore thrilled you—the way verdant, roseite, and crimson spores respond to precise triggers, how silver blocks reactions, and how Tress wins by exploiting edge cases—then Foundryside will scratch the same itch. Its “scriving” magic literally rewrites the rules objects believe, and thief Sancia survives by spotting loopholes and crafting ingenious hacks, much like Tress’s careful experiments at sea. Expect capers, high-stakes problem-solving, and that satisfying snap when a meticulously built system bends to a brilliant idea.

Tress starts as a window-washer on the Rock and becomes the brave, resourceful heart of a ship—learning, improvising, and choosing kindness in dangerous places. In Howl’s Moving Castle, Sophie begins convinced she’s nothing special, then breaks a curse, challenges a vain wizard, and finds her own power inside a ramshackle, roaming home. If you enjoyed watching Tress grow through grit and compassion (even when facing Captain Crow or the Sorceress), Sophie’s journey will feel like a warmly familiar, magical echo.

If Huck’s chatterbox loyalty—and the deeper revelation of who he really is—hooked you, Sabriel offers a perfect parallel. Sabriel travels into the Old Kingdom with Mogget, a sardonic “cat” whose true nature is as unsettling as it is pivotal, much like Huck’s twist during Tress’s push toward the Sorceress’s isle. The bond is prickly, funny, and crucial in deadly moments, and the partnership reshapes the journey just as Tress’s alliance with Huck changes hers.