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Books like 163x: 9 series to read next

163x is alternate history and science fiction, about political intrigue and war, set in renaissance and early modern. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

163x is 43 books, 2000–2026.

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The Leviathan Trilogy
Ring of Fire (1632)
The Change / The Event
Honorverse
Old Man's War
Vatta
Dune
Heirs of Alexandria
Familias Regnant

The Leviathan TrilogySeries

seriesScott Westerfeld3 books2009

Steampunk, about genetic engineering, set in early 20th century.

“Set in an alternate First World War, Leviathan splits the belligerents into Clankers, who fight with mechanical walkers, and Darwinists, who fight with fabricated living creatures built from spliced DNA.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Leviathan →

Ring of Fire (1632)Universe

universe687 books2000

Alternate history, set in europe.

“Somewhere in the spring of 1631, the sky over a stretch of Thuringian farmland cracks open, and when it closes a piece of the year 2000 is sitting in the middle of the Thirty Years' War.”
from the catalogue description

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The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

HonorverseUniverse

universe83 books1993

Military science fiction, set in far future and other star systems.

“At the center stands one officer, Honor Harrington — captain, then something far larger — and the six-limbed empathic treecat who rides her shoulder.”
from the catalogue description

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Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Military science fiction, set in far future and space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
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VattaUniverse

universe10 books2003

Military science fiction, set in far future and space.

“Get kicked out of the Academy and the family still hands you a ship.”
from the catalogue description

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DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

Heirs of AlexandriaSeries

seriesDave Freer, Eric Flint & Mercedes Lackey7 books2002

Historical fantasy, about witches.

“The books combine elements from the styles of all three authors, such as Lackey's approach to tolerance and magic and Flint's sense of history alteration.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Shadow of the Lion →

Familias RegnantUniverse

universe7 books1993

Set in far future and space.

“A cashiered officer takes the only berth left to her — captain of a rich old woman's pleasure yacht — and finds that private luxury, in the Familias Regnant, is never far from treason, piracy, and a war the Fleet would rather not name.”
from the catalogue description

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Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after 163x?: The Leviathan Trilogy — the closest match to 163x on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with 163x?: 1632. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for 163x.
How big is 163x?: 163x is 43 books, 2000–2026.

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