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Books like A Ripple in Time: 9 series to read next

A Ripple in Time is science fiction and time travel. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

A Ripple in Time is 3 books, 2019–2020.

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Foundation
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Change / The Event
Animorphs
Timewars
Stephen King multiverse
Whoniverse
Kairos
Hainish

FoundationUniverse

universe123 books1940

About robots, set in far future.

“There is a science that reads the future of quadrillions the way an astronomer reads the orbits of stars.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Foundation →

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

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 →

AnimorphsUniverse

universe66 books1996

About aliens and shapeshifters.

“The Yeerks are grey slugs the length of your thumb.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

TimewarsSeries

seriesSimon Hawke12 books1984

Time travel and science fiction.

Start with The Ivanhoe Gambit →

Stephen King multiverseUniverse

universe46 books1967

Dark in tone.

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Gunslinger →

WhoniverseUniverse

universe2034 books1964

Science fiction.

“Somewhere a blue police box that has no business existing folds a whole world in behind one door, and an old traveller wearing a brand-new face steps out onto a beach, a battlefield, the last warm afternoon of a dying sun.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Timewyrm: Genesys →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Reading order →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Reflective in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after A Ripple in Time?: Foundation — the closest match to A Ripple in Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with A Ripple in Time?: A Ripple in Time. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for A Ripple in Time.
How big is A Ripple in Time?: A Ripple in Time is 3 books, 2019–2020.

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