What to Read After The Return of a King
Readers who loved The Return of a King by William Dalrymple keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where The Return of a King is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after The Return of a King
The Great Game
Empires of the Indus: From Tibet to Pakistan - The Story of a River
From the Ruins of Empire
White Mughals
City of Djinns
In Xanadu
Unfinished Empire
Games Without Rules
Afghanistan
In the Shadow of the Sword
Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
From the Holy Mountain
The age of Kali
Empire of the Moghul
Indian Summer
Tainted Throne
A History of the Sikhs
Mountain Shadow
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
Our Moon Has Blood Clots
India
The siege of Krishnapur
Curfewed Night
The last Mughal