If you loved how Breath, precise Commands, and color-drain let characters hack reality in Warbreaker—from Vasher’s tricks to the terrifying edge of Nightblood—then Foundryside will scratch the same itch. Sancia Grado uncovers how "scrivings" rewrite the rules of the world, pulling off audacious heists by exploiting loopholes in the magic the way Awakeners game wording. It’s clever, kinetic, and full of “wait, you can do that?” moments that feel like discovering a new Command.

Vivenna’s fall from pampered certainty to street-hardened resolve—and Siri’s growth from impulsive princess to savvy queen alongside Susebron—are some of Warbreaker’s most satisfying turns. In Uprooted, Agnieszka is thrust from her village into the tower of the exacting “Dragon,” and her awkward beginnings bloom into hard-won power and empathy as she faces the corrupt Wood. If Vivenna learning the city’s ugly truths and redefining herself hooked you, Agnieszka’s evolution will, too.

Lightsong’s irreverent quips and playful needling of divinity brought levity even as Hallandren teetered toward war. The Lies of Locke Lamora delivers that same quicksilver wit amid deadly stakes: Locke and Jean banter through cons and knife-edge escapes in Camorr’s canals and glass towers. If Lightsong making court politics feel like a game delighted you, Locke’s audacious capers and laugh-out-loud dialogue will feel like coming home.

Enjoyed the tense dance of priests, factions, and schemers around Susebron—plus Bluefingers’ quiet plots—in Warbreaker? The Goblin Emperor immerses you in an imperial court where a young, unprepared ruler must read the room or die. Maia navigates ceremonial traps, whispers of conspiracy, and shifting alliances with the same knife’s-edge caution Siri learns in the God King’s palace, but in a richly humane, hopeful register.

If the ethical knots around Lifeless armies, Breath debts, and wielding Nightblood’s terrible will in Warbreaker stuck with you, The Bone Shard Daughter dives deep into similar questions. Lin learns a magic that powers constructs with carved bone shards taken from citizens, forcing choices about control, consent, and what rulers owe their people—much like Vasher’s burdened pragmatism and the price paid by those bound to Commands.