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by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May

Science Fiction 🌶️ 1/5 Action-PackedPoliticalEpic

Finished Seven Mercies and immediately needed more? Same. The action-packed pull of this book doesn't come around every day, but we've spent hours finding reads that capture exactly what made Laura Lam & Elizabeth May's writing hit so hard. Not surface-level genre matches — we're talking mood, trope, and vibe alignment. The kind of books that actually fill the void.

YOUR MATCHES

12 Books Matched to Seven Mercies

Grouped by the elements that made Seven Mercies unforgettable.

Matches that share Seven Mercies's family energy

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The Empire of Gold
by Shannon Chakraborty
🌶️ 1/5 · 768p · Fantasy, Middle Eastern Fantasy
Think of this as Seven Mercies's dating profile match — same interests, compatible chemistry.
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94%
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Rise of Empire
by Michael J. Sullivan
❄️ 0/5 · 648p · Epic Fantasy
The book that Seven Mercies fans keep recommending to each other at 2 AM.
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91%
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Siege and Storm
by Leigh Bardugo
🌶️ 1/5 · 435p
Same action-packed energy. Same can't-put-it-down pacing. Different heartbreak. Perfect match.
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More political energy

89%
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The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu
🌶️ 1/5 · 608p · Epic Fantasy, Asian Fantasy
If you one-clicked Seven Mercies, your thumb is about to do it again.
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86%
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The Burning Crown
by Tasha Suri
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 544p · Fantasy, LGBTQ+
Shares Seven Mercies's action-packed DNA — same rush, different story.
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84%
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The Kingdom of Copper
by Shannon Chakraborty
🌶️ 1/5 · 640p · Fantasy, Middle Eastern Fantasy
If Seven Mercies was your type, The Kingdom of Copper is its hot friend.
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More action energy

81%
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Morning Star
by Pierce Brown
🌶️ 1/5 · 518p · Science Fiction, Dystopian
This is the rebound book that becomes the relationship.
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79%
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Light Bringer
by Pierce Brown
🌶️ 1/5 · 672p · Science Fiction
Pierce Brown writes like Laura Lam & Elizabeth May's cooler cousin. Same energy, fresh take.
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76%
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Magic Triumphs
by Ilona Andrews
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 336p · Urban Fantasy
Your TBR just found its soulmate.
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Your #1 Match — We'd swipe right for you

Based on mood alignment, spice compatibility, and trope DNA.

Morning Star by Pierce Brown — 🌶️ 1/5 spice, 518 pages

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BEFORE YOU COMMIT

Quick answers before your next match

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to Seven Mercies include Morning Star, The Empire of Gold, The Grace of Kings. Each matches on specific elements like action-packed and political that made Seven Mercies resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with Morning Star by Pierce Brown — it shares Seven Mercies's core Action-Packed energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

Seven Mercies is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

Seven Mercies has a spice level of 1/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Seven Mercies is already a low-spice read (1/5). Most similar books on this page have comparable heat levels.

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