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Books like Ballad: 9 series to read next

Ballad is historical fiction, set in north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Ballad is 11 books, 1991–2016.

“The Hamelin High School class of 1966 plans a grand reunion.”
from the catalogue description of If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O

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Blue Rose (Peter Straub)
Languedoc Trilogy
Sally Lockhart
Time and Again
Grim Reaper mysteries
Crane's View
Shadow of Ashland
Todd Family
Dave Robicheaux

Blue Rose (Peter Straub)Series

seriesPeter Straub9 books1985

Horror.

“Koko follows a group of Vietnam veterans hunting a former comrade turned serial killer decades after the war.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Koko →

Languedoc TrilogySeries

seriesKate Mosse3 books2005

Set in europe.

“Sepulchre and Citadel repeat the dual-timeline structure with different centuries and protagonists, all tied to the same Languedoc region.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Labyrinth →

Sally LockhartSeries

seriesPhilip Pullman4 books1985

Set in british isles.

Start with The Ruby in the Smoke →

Time and AgainSeries

seriesJack Finney2 books1970

Science fiction and time travel, set in big city.

“Commercial artist Si Morley is recruited into a secretive government project testing whether self-hypnosis, combined with a recreated slice of 1880s Manhattan, can send someone back in time.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Time and Again →

Grim Reaper mysteriesSeries

seriesJudy Clemens5 books2009

Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in north america and contemporary.

“After a bad car accident, Casey Maldonado hits the road and finds herself unable to shake an unwelcome companion: Death itself, which won't take her but won't leave her alone either.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Embrace the Grim Reaper →

Crane's ViewSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll3 books1998

Fantasy.

Start with Kissing the Beehive →

Shadow of AshlandSeries

seriesTerence M. Green3 books1996

Literary & general, reflective in tone, set in north america.

“In the depths of the Great Depression, Jack Radey left his home in Toronto to seek a better life in the United States.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shadow of Ashland →

Todd FamilySeries

seriesKate Atkinson2 books2013

Set in british isles.

“The companion novel A God in Ruins turns to Ursula's brother Teddy, a bomber pilot, following his one, single life forward from the war through old age.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Life After Life →

Dave RobicheauxSeries

seriesJames Lee Burke4 books1993

Noir.

Start with In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead →

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 Ballad?: Blue Rose (Peter Straub) — the closest match to Ballad on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Ballad?: If Ever I Return, Pretty Peggy-O. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Ballad.
How big is Ballad?: Ballad is 11 books, 1991–2016.

Books like Ballad: 9 series to read next

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