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Books like Assiti Shards (1632): 9 series to read next

Assiti Shards (1632) is alternate history, set in europe. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Assiti Shards (1632) is 677 books, 2000–2026.

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The Leviathan Trilogy
Paratime Police
Age of Unreason
The Change / The Event
Childe Cycle
Crosstime Traffic
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Heirs of Alexandria
Dune

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 →

Paratime PoliceSeries

seriesJohn F. Carr, H. Beam Piper, Roland J. Green, Eric Fisher & Wolfgang Diehr33 books1948

Alternate history and science fiction, adventurous in tone.

“The protagonists of the stories are the Paratime Police, the organization that protects the secret of paratime travel.”
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Start with He Walked Around the Horses →

Age of UnreasonSeries

seriesGreg Keyes4 books1998

Historical fantasy and fantasy.

“As English armies push nearer to Paris, Louis calls for a new weapon - a mysterious device known only as Newton's Cannon.”
from the catalogue description of Newton's Cannon
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Start with Newton's Cannon →

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.

“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 →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

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

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Act of Creation →

Crosstime TrafficSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2003

Alternate history and science fiction, set in alternate earth.

“Harry Turtledove's Crosstime Traffic novels are set on an Earth that has discovered travel to alternate timelines where history unfolded differently, exploited commercially by the monopoly company that gives the series its name.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gunpowder Empire →

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 →

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
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Start with The Shadow of the Lion →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, 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 →

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 Assiti Shards (1632)?: The Leviathan Trilogy — the closest match to Assiti Shards (1632) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Assiti Shards (1632)?: The Horsewoman: The Karen Bergstralh Commemorative Volume. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Assiti Shards (1632).
How big is Assiti Shards (1632)?: Assiti Shards (1632) is 677 books, 2000–2026.

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